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Kamna 36


Breton and Arbach 2020: 102, fig. 18
By kind permission of M. Arbach

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositṢanʿāʾ, The National Museum, YM 16711

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Altar
ShapeSquared
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 12, w. 54, th. 36.5
Decoration
Figurative subjectSymbol
      Symbol's shapeSpear
      Symbol's referenceGod
Figurative subjectMonogram
      Resolved monogramṢbḥn
Notes on support and decorationsRectangular limestone altar, whose rear part is narrower than the part hosting the recessed surface for the offerings (Rossi 2022: 211).

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteKamna
Ancient siteKmnhw
Geographical areaJawf - Wādī Madhab
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context
NotesPossibly from a temple or shrine of ʾl Yfʿn (Rossi 2022: 211).
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleKamna 36
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Rossi 2022: 211-212, 473, fig. 35Rossi, 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.