CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Fakhry 1952: pl. XLVIII/b
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SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Offering table » With ibex frieze
MaterialStone
Decoration
Figurative subjectAnimal » Ibex
Notes on support and decorationsThe offering table is decorated with a double row of ibexes.
The sequence of letters on the table is meaningless.
G. Ryckmans (1952) proposes the reading: [ʿṯ]kl[n] ʿṣy[t] s²[ʿ]b[n ʿ]ṯk[ln ... ...].

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteMaʾrib
Ancient siteMryb / Mrb
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952: 55Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952. Epigraphical texts. Ahmed Fakhry, An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). ii. Cairo: Government Press.