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Antonini Stela 3


Antonini 2005: 311, pl. 2/a

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision

TEXT

marker


   1  Wdydm

Apparatus
1the name is unreadable on the photograph.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with figure in relief
SubjectHuman face
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin. Conjectural
Modern siteUnknown (wādī al-Jawf)
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areawādī al-Jawf
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context
NotesThe origin of this stela is unknown. Antonini considers it as originally coming from the Jawf, mainly on the basis of stylistic considerations (Antonini 2005: 310), although the proper name written on the stela occurs only in a Sabaic inscription.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Antonini 2005: 309, 311, pl. 2/aAntonini, Sabina 2005. Alcune stele inedite del Jawf (Yemen). Pages 308-313 in Alexander V. Sedov and Irina M. Smilyanskaya (eds). Arabia Vitalis. Studies in honour of Vitaly V. Naumkin. Moscow: Rossiikaya Akademiya Nauk.