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Šibām Kawkabān 1


SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 42, w. 120
Decoration
Figurative subjectMonogram
      Resolved monogramGḥḍm
Figurative subjectMonogram
      Resolved monogramʾyhr
Chronology
PeriodLate

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteShibām-Kawkabān
Ancient siteS²bm
Geographical areaal-Maḥwīt
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
Archaeological contextUrban context: Private house Ḥḍrn
NotesThe stone inscription is reemployed as a part of pillar inside the mosque of Shibām Kawkabān.
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleŠibām Kawkabān 1
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Sholan and Gajda 2015: figs 1-4Sholan, Amida and Gajda, Iwona 2015. A new Ḥimyaritic inscription from Šibām Kawkabān dated to the year 487 of the Ḥimyaritic era. Pages 161-169 in Iris Gerlach (ed.). South Arabia and its neighbours. Phenomena of intercultural contacts. 14. Rencontres Sabéennes. (Archäologische Berichte aus dem Yemen, 14). Wiesbaden: Reichert Verlag.