CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Marion de Procé 2021: 260, fig. 12
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Incense burner
ShapeWith truncated pyramidal base
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 17.7 (tot.); w. 11, th. 13 (base); w. 10.5, th. 13 (top)
Decoration
Figurative subjectGeometric motif » Merlons
Figurative subjectSymbol
      Symbol's shapeCrescent moon and disc
Figurative subjectMonogram
      Resolved monogramʿṯtr
Figurative subjectSymbol
      Symbol's shapeTor
      Symbol's referenceGod: ʿṯtr ḏ-Qbḍ
Chronology
PeriodMiddle
Notes on support and decorationsThis incense burner features a crescent with disc symbol, represented upside-down, carved in bas-relief on the front face of the top, below a decoration of merlons. The base hosts ʿṯtr's symbol in the shape of its monogram. At its left, ʿṯtr ḏ-Qbḍ's symbol "Tor" was also added.

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.
Link to site record

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Marion de Procé 2021: 260, fig. 12Marion 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.