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Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions

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Y.05.B.B.23


Antonini 2021: 179, fig. 10.a-c
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters2
Chronology
PeriodB. Conjectural

GENERAL NOTES

Agostini's dating oscillates between the 4th c. BCE and the 1st c. CE, corresponding to DASI's periods B and C.

TEXT

marker


   1  Dyṯ

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositBarāqish, Museum, Storeroom
Support typeArtefact » Incense burner
ShapeWith truncated pyramidal base
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 25 (tot); h. 17.5, w. max 9.5, w. min 6 (base); 7 x 9 x 9.8 (anepigraphic top); 6,8 x 8,4 x 6 (inscribed top)
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteBarāqish
Ancient siteYṯl
Geographical areaSouthern Jawf
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple Qbḍm of ʿṯtr ḏ-Qbḍ
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Agostini 2021 a: 163, fig. 14Agostini, Alessio 2021. Il tempio di ʿAthtar dhu-Qabḍ. Le iscrizioni. Pages 151-171 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.
Antonini 2021: 178-179, fig. 10a-cAntonini, Sabina 2021. Il tempio di ʿAthtar dhu-Qabḍ. Gli oggetti. Pages 172-186 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.