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YM 13981 A


Catalogue 2000: 331, cat. 199

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRaised
Execution techniqueCasting
Chronology
PeriodA. Conjectural

TEXT

marker


   1  Nʿmn

Apparatus
1As regards the interpretation of Nʿmn as the name of the temple where the plaque was located, see Nebes 2000: 301-304.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositṢanʿāʾ, The National Museum, YM 13981
Support typeArtefact » Plaque » With figurative scene
MaterialBronze
Dimensionsh. 38, w. 46, th. 1
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin. Conjectural
Modern siteUnknown (wādī Warwar)
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areawādī Warwar
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple Nʿmn
NotesAlthough the provenance from the temple Brʾn in Mārib is recorded in the Museum's catalogue, Nebes suggests that the object comes from the wādī Warwar on the basis of the name of the temple Nʿmn and the nisbe of the author of the text ʿhmyn (Nebes 2000 a: 301-304).
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Gerlach 2000: 259-295, figs 3 (facsimile), 4, 6Gerlach, Iris 2000. Zur Übernahme altorientalischer Motive in die Kunst Südarabiens. Eine relefierte Bronzeplatte aus dem Jemen. Baghdader Mitteilungen, 31: 259-295.
Nebes 2000 a: 297, 308 (pl. I)Nebes, Norbert 2000. Zu den Inschriften auf einer reliefierten Bronzeplatte aus dem Jemen. Baghdader Mitteilungen, 31: 297-308.
Catalogue 2000: 330-331, cat. 1192000. Yemen. Nel paese della Regina di Saba. Catalogo della Mostra, Palazzo Ruspoli, Fondazione Memmo, Roma 6 Aprile - 30 Giugno 2000. Milan: Skira.
Gerlach 2003 c: 2-18Gerlach, Iris. Un relief en bronze sabéen d'inspiration proche-orientale. Chroniques Yéménites, 11/2003: 2-18. 2015/06/25; http://cy.revues.org/159.
ʿAlī ʿAqīl and Antonini 2007: 234, cat. IV.A.6ʿAlī ʿAqīl,ʿAzza and Antonini, Sabina 2007. Bronzi sudarabici di periodo preislamico. Repertorio iconografico sudarabico. 3. Paris: de Boccard / Rome: IsIAO. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres; Istituto Italiano per l'Africa e l'Oriente]