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CIH 691
Calvet and Robin 1997: 105, cat. 16
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Undefined Ancient South Arabian language |
| Script | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Text direction | Right-to-left |
| Text appearance | Recessed |
| Execution technique | Incision |
GENERAL NOTES
| The writing style suggests to the editor to date the inscription back to the period of the mukarribs or kings of Saba (periods A or B). |
TEXT
1 ḥḏk
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Paris, Louvre Museum, AO 1549 |
| Support type | Artefact » Incense burner |
| Shape | Cuboid |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 6.5, w. 8.5, th. 8 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Calvet and Robin 1997: 105, cat. 16 | Calvet, Yves and Robin, Christian J. 1997. Arabie heureuse. Arabie déserte. Les antiquités arabiques du Musée du Louvre. Avec la collaboration de Françoise Briquel-Chatonnet and Marielle Pic. Paris: Editions de la Réunion des musées nationaux. |