CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeInscription on architectural structure » Pillar
MaterialStone
Decoration
Figurative subjectAnimal » Bull
      Part of animal bodyHead
      ViewFrontal
Figurative subjectMonogram
      Resolved monogramS¹mhyfʿ Ys¹rn
Figurative subjectSymbol
      Symbol's shapeLetter B
Chronology
PeriodAncient
Notes on support and decorationsPillar 12 inside the temple, north face. Height of the monogram: 13 cm; height of the letter B: 1 cm (?).

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteas-Sawdāʾ
Ancient siteNs²n
Geographical areaJawf - Wādī al-Buhayra
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of ʿṯtr ḏ-Rṣf
Link to site record

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Avanzini 2011: 52Avanzini, Alessandra 2011. Les inscriptions. (Chapitre 4). Pages 43-55 in Jean-François Breton (ed.). Le sanctuaire de ʿAthtar dhû-Riṣâf d'as-Sawdâʾ. (Arabia Antica, 7). Rome: «L'Erma» di Bretschneider.