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Ja 400 A MaMB 306 A
Catalogue 2000: 308, cat. 136
Catalogue 2000: 308, cat. 136
Antonini de Maigret 2012 a: 109, fig. 6
Jamme 1982: pl. 1
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Boustrophedon | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 2.4-2.6 | ||
| Chronology |
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TEXT
1 Mʿdkrb
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, The National Museum, YM 262 |
| Support type | Artefact » Sculpture in the round » Human figure |
| Material | Bronze |
| Dimensions | h. 93, w. of the shoulders 27, w. of the head 15 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maḥram Bilqīs |
| Ancient site | ʾwm |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾlmqh bʿl ʾwm |
| Notes | The statue was found by the AFSM near the pillars of the temple (Albright and Jamme 1953: 33, fig. 1). |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Albright, Frank P. 1952: 37-38, fig. 7 | Albright, Frank P. 1952. The Excavation of the Temple of the Moon at Mârib (Yemen). Bulletin of the American School of Oriental Research, 128: 25-38. |
| Albright and Jamme 1953: 33-35, fig. 2 | Albright, Frank P. and Jamme, Albert W.F. 1953. A Bronze Statue from Mareb, Yemen. The Scientific Monthly, 76/january 1953: 33-35. |
| Jamme 1957 d: 32-33, 35 | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1957. Sabaean Inscriptions on two bronze statues from Mârib. Journal of American Oriental Society, 77: 32-36. |
| Jamme 1982: 30-36, pl. 1 | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1982. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe XII. Washington. 2025/04/17; https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.38250303. [Privately printed] |
| Catalogue 2000: 308, cat. 136 | 2000. Yemen. Nel paese della Regina di Saba. Catalogo della Mostra, Palazzo Ruspoli, Fondazione Memmo, Roma 6 Aprile - 30 Giugno 2000. Milan: Skira. |
| Antonini de Maigret 2012 a: 109, fig. 6 | Antonini de Maigret, Sabina 2012. Il sentimento religioso e le arti figurative dei Sudarabici. Pages 105-114 in Sabina Antonini, Paola D'Amore and Michael Jung (eds). Il trono della regina di Saba. Cultura e diplomazia fra Italia e Yemen. La Collezione Sudarabica del Museo Nazionale d'Arte Orientale. Rome: Artemide. |