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Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions

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CIAS F 53/s 4/97.12 RES 4237; Q 143; Ry 119; C 23; CSAI I, 292


By kind permission of University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
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By kind permission of University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
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By kind permission of University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
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By kind permission of University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
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By kind permission of University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
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CIAS: i, 357

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters1.7

TEXT

marker


   1  ʿmrm ʾbyd Kr

Apparatus
1it is not sure that Kr is a proper name.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositPhiladelphia, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Near East Section, Quill Jones Collection, 30-47-2
Support typeArtefact » Sculpture in the round » Human figure
MaterialAlabaster
Dimensionsh. 35.5, 3.5 (base), w. 11.5, th. 7.5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin. Conjectural
Modern siteḤayd Ibn ʿAqīl
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ryckmans, Gonzague 1935: 171, pl. IIRyckmans, Gonzague 1935. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Troisième série. Le Muséon, 48: 1-187.
CIAS: i, 355-357, photoBeeston, Alfred F.L., Pirenne, Jacqueline and Robin, Christian J. 1977-1986. Corpus des inscriptions et antiquités sud-arabes:
Vol. I (1977): Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités;
Vol. II (1986): Le Musée d’Aden. Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités. Louvain: Peeters. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres]
Antonini 2001: 82-83, pl. 33Antonini, 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]