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Ja 883 Q 567; CSAI I, 630; D 2


Jamme 1957 a: pl. III

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters3

TEXT

marker


   1  Ẓlt Ḏmṭ

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositOxford, The Ashmolean Museum, Ash 1954-753
Support typeArtefact » Sculpture in the round » Part of human body
MaterialAlabaster
Dimensionsh. 24, w. 12.6
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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

Jamme 1957 a: 194, pl. IIIJamme, Albert W.F. 1957. Antiquités funéraires épigraphiques qatabanites. Cahiers de Byrsa, 7: 189-195.
Antonini 2001: 123, pl. 70Antonini, 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]