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MAFRAY-ad-Durayb 6


SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with framework
MaterialStone
Dimensionsw. 75
Decoration
TypeFramework » With geometric elements
Figurative subjectGeometric motif » Horizontal grooves
Figurative subjectGeometric motif » Dentils
Figurative subjectSymbol
      Symbol's shapeStar
Decoration
Figurative subjectGeometric motif » Vertical grooves
Notes on support and decorationsThe text is sculpted in relief on two registers above the framework with geometric elements. At the end of the inscription five dots probably representing a constellation. The field is decorated with large vertical grooves.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern sitead-Durayb
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areawādī Raghwān
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
NotesIt is not sure if the inscription originally comes from ad-Durayb (for the issue of the provenance of the texts found in the village, see the opposite opinions by Robin and Ryckmans, Jacques 1980: 135 and Schiettecatte 2011: 102).
For sure, there was a temple of ḏt-Ḥmym in the nearby site of Kharibat Saʿūd (Ktlm; cf. CIH 494 and MAFRAY-Ḫirbat Saʿūd 13).
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleMAFRAY-ad-Durayb 6
ConcordanceGl 1552; RES 3648; RES 4846; Fa 125
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
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