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Ja 2873 YM 282
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Late Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Raised | ||
| Execution technique | Casting | ||
| Chronology |
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TEXT
1 ʿwd ḏ-Ḥs¹kn
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, The National Museum, YM 282 |
| Support type | Artefact » Container » Measuring bucket |
| Material | Bronze |
| Dimensions | h. 22, d. 30 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ghaymān |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Ghaymān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin and Vogt 1997: 196, 235b | Robin, Christian J. and Vogt, Burkhard (eds) 1997. Yémen, au pays de la reine de Saba. Exposition présentée à l'Institut du monde arabe du 25 octobre 1997 au 28 février 1998. Paris: Flammarion, Institut du Monde Arabe. |
| Catalogue 2000: 394, cat. 411 | 2000. Yemen. Nel paese della Regina di Saba. Catalogo della Mostra, Palazzo Ruspoli, Fondazione Memmo, Roma 6 Aprile - 30 Giugno 2000. Milan: Skira. |
| Simpson 2002: 135, cat. 166 | Simpson, St John (ed.) 2002. Queen of Sheba. Treasures from the ancient Yemen. London: British Museum Press. [Catalogue of an exhibition held at the British Museum, London] |