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Antonovich n° 74


Bron 2019: 122

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRaised
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodB2. Conjectural

GENERAL NOTES

The inscribed base could not belong to the statue. The statue looks like that of a woman, while the personal name is the name of a king (4th-2nd century BC).

TEXT

marker


   1  S²hr Hll

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositLeon (Spain), Museum of Istituto Biblico y Oriental
Support typeArtefact » Sculpture in the round » Human figure
MaterialAlabaster
Dimensionsh. 93
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin. Conjectural
Modern siteUnknown (Shabwa governorate)
Ancient siteUnknown
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bron 2019: 121-122, photoBron, François 2019. La collection d'antiquités sudarabiques de François Antonovich. Semitica, 61: 117-125.