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UAM 26


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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 letters2-2.5

TEXT

marker


   1  Whbʾl
   2  Ylġb

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositAden, University Museum, UAM 26
Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with figure in relief
TopConcave
SubjectBull head
MaterialAlabaster
Dimensionsh. 27.5, w. 9.2, th. stela 1.7, th. base 2.5
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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

Lombardi 2008: 188Lombardi, Alessandra 2008. Note di storia dell'arte sudarabica III. Le stele funerarie a protome taurina. Egitto e Vicino Oriente, 31: 165-191.