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C 29 RES 3896 N° 12; CSAI I, 277


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  Ḥywm

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositMünchen, Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde, inv. 93-317 040
Support typeArtefact » Sculpture in the round » Human figure
MaterialAlabaster
Dimensionsh. 38; w. 15; th 13
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteḤayd Ibn ʿAqīl
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context: Necropolis
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bron 1985: 98, pl. 9Bron, François 1985. Deux statuettes qatabanites. Semitica, 35: 97-98.
Catalogue 2000: 384, cat. 3822000. Yemen. Nel paese della Regina di Saba. Catalogo della Mostra, Palazzo Ruspoli, Fondazione Memmo, Roma 6 Aprile - 30 Giugno 2000. Milan: Skira.
Antonini 2001: 84-85Antonini, Sabina 2001. La statuaria sudarabica in pietra. Repertorio iconografico sudarabico. 1. Paris: de Boccard / Rome: IsIAO. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres; Istituto Italiano per l'Africa e l'Oriente]
Arbach 2001: 200, pl. 35Arbach, Mounir 2001. Annexe. Les inscriptions inédites. Pages 197–202 in Sabina Antonini. La statuaria sudarabica in pietra. Repertorio iconografico sudarabico. 1. Paris: de Boccard / Rome: IsIAO. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres; Istituto Italiano per l'Africa e l'Oriente]