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Gr 234


Bauer and Lundin 1998: photo 199 b

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with framework
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 38, w. 45
Decoration
Figurative subjectGeometric motif » Horizontal grooves
Figurative subjectGeometric motif » Dentils
Chronology
PeriodMiddle
Notes on support and decorationsUpper part of a limestone stela with framework, consisting in a series of horizontal grooves and a row of dentils.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteItwa
Ancient siteʾtwtm
Geographical areaArḥab
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
NotesReemployed in the house Bayt ʿAlī Ṣāliḥ, in the centre of village.
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Origin
Modern siteJabal Riyām
Ancient siteTrʿt
Geographical areaArḥab
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of Tʾlb
NotesThe site of provenance of this stela is certainly Itwa, while its origin is uncertain between Itwa and Jabal Riyām.
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleGr 234
ConcordanceItwa 13; Robin-Itwa 4
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bauer and Lundin 1998: 83, photo 199 a-b-vBauer, Gleb M. and Lundin (=Loundine), Avraam G. 1998. Pamjatniki Drevnej Istorii i Kultury. Južnaja Aravija. Part 2: Epigraficheskie pamjiatniki drevnego Jemena. 2. St.-Petersburg: Zentr "Peterburgskoe vostokovedenie". [Akademia nauk, Institut Vostokovedenija, Sankt-Peterburgskiy filial]