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CIAS P 45/s 4/46.11 CSAI I, 300


Catalogue 2000: 353, fig. 253

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  Brlt ḏt byt ʿmḥẓr bn Qs³mm
   2  w-Bḥtn bnt ʾmt ʿm((ʾmtʿm))

Apparatus
2ʾmtʿm could be the name of the mother of Brlt.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositṢanʿāʾ, The National Museum, YM 71
Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with figure in relief
SubjectWoman
MaterialAlabaster
Dimensionsh. 53, w. 34, th. 5.5
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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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CULTURAL NOTES

If the interpretation of the text is correct, Brlt is the daughter of a priestess of the god ʿm (ʾmt ʿm).

BIBLIOGRAPHY

CIAS: i, 425-428, 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]
Catalogue 2000: 350, cat. 2532000. Yemen. Nel paese della Regina di Saba. Catalogo della Mostra, Palazzo Ruspoli, Fondazione Memmo, Roma 6 Aprile - 30 Giugno 2000. Milan: Skira.
Avanzini 2004 b: 151Avanzini, Alessandra 2004. The 'Stèles à la déesse': problems of interpreting and dating. Egitto e Vicino Oriente, 27: 145-152.