CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Catalogue 2000: 384, cat. 387

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  ʾḫy(l)t
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OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositBayḥān, Museum, 461
Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with eyes or stylized face
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 15, w. 15, th. 7.5
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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

Catalogue 2000: 384, cat. 3872000. Yemen. Nel paese della Regina di Saba. Catalogo della Mostra, Palazzo Ruspoli, Fondazione Memmo, Roma 6 Aprile - 30 Giugno 2000. Milan: Skira.