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TC 1557 CSAI I, 1020


Simpson 2002: 199, cat. 281

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  Gbʾm(([.]gbʾm)) Hnʿmt

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with figure in relief
SubjectWoman
MaterialAlabaster
Dimensionsh. 24.3, w. 16.5, th. 7
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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

Cleveland 1965: 23, pl. 45Cleveland, Ray L. 1965. An Ancient South Arabian Necropolis. Objects from the Second Campaign (1951) in Timnaʿ Cemetery. (Publications of the American Foundation for the Study of Man, 4). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press.
Simpson 2002: 199, cat. 281Simpson, St John (ed.) 2002. Queen of Sheba. Treasures from the ancient Yemen. London: British Museum Press. [Catalogue of an exhibition held at the British Museum, London]