CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Marion de Procé 2021: 258, fig. 7
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Incense burner
ShapeCuboid
MaterialStone
Measuresw. 8, th. 8
Decoration
TypeFramework » With geometric elements
Figurative subjectGeometric motif » Triangles
Figurative subjectGeometric motif » Zigzag lines
Notes on support and decorationsThree out of four faces are decorated with three horizontal series of triangles above a zigzag line. The fourth face hosts an inscription in between the top series of triangles and the zigzag line at the bottom.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteBarāqish
Ancient siteYṯl
Geographical areaSouthern Jawf
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of Nkrḥ
NotesThe object was found during the excavations of the Minaean layers of the temple.
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleY.92.B.O/103
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Marion de Procé 2021: 258, fig. 7Marion de Procé, Solène 2021. Le mobilier de culte dans le temple de Nakraḥ à Barāqish. Pages 254-269 in Sabina Antonini and Francesco G. Fedele (eds). Barāqish/Yathill (Yemen) 1986-2007. Volume 1: Excavations of Temple B and related research and restoration / Scavi del Tempio B e ricerche e restauri connessi. Oxford: Archaeopress.