CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters2.5

TEXT

marker


   1  ʾbʾns¹
ḏ-ʾbydʿ Klb

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositAden, The National Museum, NAM 1310=AM 60.786
Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with figure in relief
SubjectBull head
MaterialAlabaster
Dimensionsh. 35.5, w. 24.1, th. 3.5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
Archaeological contextFunerary context
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jaussen 1926: 559, pl. XII, fig. 36Jaussen, Antonin J. 1926. Mélanges: Inscriptions himyarites. Revue Biblique, 35: 548-582.
Lombardi 2008: 180Lombardi, Alessandra 2008. Note di storia dell'arte sudarabica III. Le stele funerarie a protome taurina. Egitto e Vicino Oriente, 31: 165-191.