CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


By kind permission of Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
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By kind permission of Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
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photograph by courtesy of Kunshistorisches Museum for Avanzini 2004

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositWien, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Sem 1147

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 14, w. 32, th. 24
Notes on support and decorationsIn RES the object is described as "prismatic shaped stone, inscribed on three sides. On the upper face four mortises have been made in order to receive two statuettes of ibexes".

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteHajar Lajiya / Hajar Warrāṣ
Ancient siteḤlzwm
Geographical areaMarkha
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of Bs²mm ʿd Nʿlm
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleRES 4336
ConcordanceQ 183; CSAI II, 14
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Marginal Qatabanic
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