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CIAS P 22/s 4/46.11 n° 2 CSAI I, 294


CIAS: i, 409

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  ʿm[ḥ]ẓr bn Qs³mm w-Bḥtn

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositMārib, Museum
Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with figure in relief
SubjectBull head
MaterialAlabaster
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown (wādī al-Jūba)
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areawādī al-Jūba
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context
NotesQs³mm and Bḥtn appear together in a group of texts from wādī al-Jūba.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

CIAS: i, 409-410, 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]
Lombardi 2008: 183Lombardi, Alessandra 2008. Note di storia dell'arte sudarabica III. Le stele funerarie a protome taurina. Egitto e Vicino Oriente, 31: 165-191.