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BM 130880 CSAI I, 269


Simpson 2002: 200, cat.282

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT

marker


   1  ʾbnm ḏt Mḥḍrm

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositLondon, The British Museum, BM 130880 (=1951,0212.1)
Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with figure in relief
SubjectWoman
MaterialAlabaster
Dimensionsh. 30, w. 19.01, th. 7 (at the base)
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
Archaeological contextFunerary context
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Pirenne 1960: 329, pl. XIV/2Pirenne, Jacqueline 1960. Notes d'archéologie sud-arabe I - Stèles à la déesse dhât Ḥimyam (Ḥamîm). Syria, 37: 326-347.
Jamme 1971 b: 43Jamme, Albert W.F. 1971. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe II. Washington. 2025/04/17; https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.38250313. [Privately printed]
Simpson 2002: 201, cat. 282Simpson, 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]
Avanzini 2004 b: 150Avanzini, Alessandra 2004. The 'Stèles à la déesse': problems of interpreting and dating. Egitto e Vicino Oriente, 27: 145-152.