CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositHamburg, Museum für Völkerkunde, R.4

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Offering table » With bull head as gutter (mṣrb)
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 15.2, w. 80.3, th. 38.1
Notes on support and decorationsOffering table, squared in shape with bull head as gutter. Flat top, flat border with a slightly projecting frame which defines the channel finishing on the top of the animal's skull. Very stylized animal with globular eyes. High relief.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin. Conjectural
Modern siteKharibat Hamdān
Ancient siteHrm
Geographical areaJawf - Wādī Madhab
CountryYemen
NotesIf the restoration of the name of the god mentioned at the line 2 is Mtbnṭyn, the text probably comes from Haram (or al-Kāfir); cf. Tairan 2006 and FB-Haram 1.
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleM 407
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
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