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YM 2538
Arbach and Audouin 2007: 91, cat. 58
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, The National Museum, YM 2538 |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with scene (nṣb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | Stone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | h. 27, w. 28.5, th. 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Decoration |
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| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | The scene is divided in two registers. The upper one represents a man riding a camel, that is guided by another man walking. The lower register represents a hunting scene: a man with bow is hunting a horned animal with a dog. Low relief. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown (wādī al-Jawf) |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | wādī al-Jawf |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context |
| Link to site record |
EPIGRAPHS
| Title | YM 2538 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic |
| Link to epigraph record |