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M 287


Jaussen and Savignac 1914: pls 34 (photo of the tomb), 77/32 (photo of the inscription), 103/32 (facsimile of the inscription)

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeRock
MaterialRock
Dimensionsh. 18, w. 33 (written field)
Decoration
Figurative subjectAnimal » Lion
      ViewFrontal
Notes on support and decorationsThe text is written between two lions' figures sculpted in the rock (see Jaussen and Savignac 1914: pl. XXXIV; Farès-Drappeau 2005: 298, fig. III, and 289, fig. IV).

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteal-ʿUlā (Engraved on the cliff of the Jabal Khuraybah.)
Ancient siteDdn
Geographical areaḤijāz
CountrySaudi Arabia
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextFunerary context: Tomb A-2
NotesThe inscription is written above the entrance of the tomb.
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleM 287
ConcordanceJSMin 32; RES 3272; Ja 2329
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Marginal Minaic
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jaussen and Savignac 1914: pls LXXVII/32, CIII/32 (facsimile)Jaussen, Antonin J. and Savignac, M. Raphael 1914. Mission archéologique en Arabie. II. El-ʿEla, d'Hégra à Teima, Harrah de Tebouk. (Publications de la Société française des fouilles archéologiques, 2). Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner.
Farès-Drappeau 2005: 289, fig. IV and 298, fig. IIIFarès-Drappeau, Saba 2005. Dédan et Liḥyân. Histoire des Arabes aux confins des pouvoirs perse et hellénistique (IVe-IIe s. avant l'ère chrétienne). (Travaux de la Maison de l'Orient et de la Mediterranée, 42). Lyon: Maison de l'Orient et de la Méditerranée; J. Pouilloux.
Abū al-Ḥasan 2010: 270Abū al-Ḥasan, Ḥusayn 2010. Le royaume de Lihyân. Pages 270-285 in ʿAlī I. al-Ghabbān, Béatrice André-Salvini, Françoise Demange, Carine Juvin and Marianne Cotty (eds). Routes d'Arabie. Archéologie et histoire du royaume d'Arabie Saoudite. Catalogue Exposition Louvre Museum (14 juillet - 27 septembre 2010). Paris: Somogy.