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Marib-Sanʿaw 1
Kitchen 1995: 78, fig. 2
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Notes | Property of Mr. Ahmad Saʿeedi. |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription | ||||||
| Material | Stone | ||||||
| Decoration |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Shibām-Kawkabān |
| Ancient site | S²bm |
| Geographical area | al-Maḥwīt |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾlmqh bʿl ʾwm |
| Notes | Perhaps the origin of the stone was from the temple of ʾlmqh bʿl ʾwm ḏ-ʿrn ʾlw (N of Shibām Kawkabān). It could also come from Maḥram Bilqīs. The owner relates that the object came from ancient Ṣanʿāʾ. |
| Link to site record |
EPIGRAPHS
| Title | Marib-Sanʿaw 1 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic |
| Link to epigraph record |