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Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions

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M 198


SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArchitectural structure » Walls
MaterialStone
Decoration
Figurative subjectSymbol
      Symbol's shapeTor
      Symbol's referenceGod: ʿṯtr ḏ-Qbḍ
Figurative subjectSymbol
      Symbol's shapeSnake
      Symbol's referenceGod: Wd
Figurative subjectSymbol
      Symbol's shapeTwo-pronged fork
      Symbol's referenceGod: Nkrḥ
Figurative subjectMonogram
      Resolved monogramʿṯtr
Notes on support and decorationsA facsimile of the symbols in Grohmann 1914: 53, fig. 133 and 54, fig. 138.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteBarāqish
Ancient siteYṯl
Geographical areaSouthern Jawf
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextUrban context: City walls
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleM 198
ConcordanceRES 2976; B-M 280
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Grohmann 1914Grohmann, Adolf 1914. Göttersymbole und Symboltiere auf Südarabischen Denkmälern. (Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien. Philosophisch-historische Klasse, 58/1). Vienna: In Kommission bei Alfred Hölder.