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Nihm/al-Quṭra 17
Frantsouzoff 2016: Fasc. B, 59, pl. 56
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece (mqṭr) | ||
| Material | Stone | ||
| Dimensions | h. 26, w. 17 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Notes on support and decorations | This stone fragment, according to the inscription, was part of an incense burner (mqṭr), probably a fragment of its truncated pyramidal base. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | al-Madīd |
| Ancient site | unknown |
| Geographical area | Nihm |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Notes | This fragment was shown by an inhabitant of the village of al-Madīd. |
| Link to site record |
| Modern site | Quṭra |
| Ancient site | Mṭrtm |
| Geographical area | Nihm |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of Tʾlb Rymm bʿl Qdm ʾdmm |
| Notes | bʿl Qdm ʾdmm is integrated. |
| Link to site record |
EPIGRAPHS
| Title | Nihm/al-Quṭra 17 |
| Concordance | MAFRAY-al-Madīd 2 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic |
| Link to epigraph record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Frantsouzoff 2016: 143-144, pl. 56 | Frantsouzoff, Serguei A. 2016. Nihm. Fasc. A: Les documents. Fasc. B: Les planches. With contribution by Christian J. Robin. Inventaire des inscriptions sudarabiques. 8. Paris: De Boccard. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres; Collège de France, Laboratoire des Études Sémitiques anciennes; Académie des sciences de Russie Institut des manuscrits orientaux] |