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Kamna 37


Arbach 2021 a: 225, fig. 2
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SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArchitectural structure » Lintel
MaterialStone
Decoration
Figurative subjectAnimal » Horned animal
      Part of animal bodyComplete figure
      Animal gestureRecumbent
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Figurative subjectGeometric motif
Figurative subjectMonogram
      Resolved monogramNbṭʿly ʾmr
Notes on support and decorationsA crouched animal with long horns probably completes the right-angled symbol including a monogram, based on similarities with al-Jawf 04.5 and al-Jawf 04.6 (see Rossi 2022: 188).

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteKamna
Ancient siteKmnhw
Geographical areaJawf - Wādī Madhab
CountryYemen
NotesThe object was seen by M. Arbach in 2009 at al-Ḥazm, but the mention of king Nbṭʿly ʾmr and of the building Ys¹mʿqhl suggests that it was moved from Kamna, possibly from the temple of Ys¹mʿqhl (Rossi 2022: 187-188).
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleKamna 37
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Arbach 2021 a: 223, 225, fig. 2Arbach, Mounir 2021. Nouvelles inscriptions des sites antiques du Jawf (Yémen). Semitica et Classica, 14: 223-231. 2023/11/06; https://doi.org/10.1484/J.SEC.5.129528.
Rossi 2022: 187-188Rossi, Irene 2022. The city-states of the Jawf at the dawn of Ancient South Arabian history (8th-6th centuries BCE). II. Corpus of the inscriptions. (Arabia Antica, 17/2). Roma: «L'Erma» di Bretschneider.