CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Robin 1997 a: 160-161, fig. 2

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Stela
TopConcave
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 80 (without the lower fragment), w. 53
Decoration
Figurative subjectMonogram
      Resolved monogramS¹mhrym
Figurative subjectMonogram
      Resolved monogramS¹mhrym
Figurative subjectSymbol
      Symbol's shapeBlitzbündel and Doppelgriffel
      Symbol's referenceKing: mukarrib of Sabaʾ
Notes on support and decorationsSymbols on both sides of the last inscription's line. The Blitzbündel has two branches ending with two triangles that probably reproduce two snake's heads. The monogram, composed by the letters s¹-m-r, is included into the upper part of the Blitzbündel. See also al Kaʿāb 29 and Ja 2904.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteJabal al-Lawdh
Ancient siteKwrn
Geographical areaNorthern Jawf
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of ʿṯtr ḏ-Ḏbn
NotesMushjiʿ temple.
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleMAFRAY-Mushjiʿ 23
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
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