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BR-M. Bayḥān 1


DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositBayḥān, Museum, 1

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 64, w. 23, th. 14
Decoration
Figurative subjectPlant » Rosette
Decoration
Figurative subjectSymbol
      Symbol's shapeTotschläger
      Symbol's referenceGod: ʾlmqh
Notes on support and decorationsThe top of the stele is marked by the presence of a figurative subject. In the middle of it there is in relief a figure of difficult identification (hypothetically a bucranium), at its sides the symbols of Almaqah.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteMaḥram Bilqīs
Ancient siteʾwm
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of ʾlmqh bʿl ʾwm
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleBR-M. Bayḥān 1
ConcordanceMuB 1
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Daum et al. 1999: 306, 48MDaum, Werner, Müller, Walter W., Nebes, Norbert and Raunig, Walter (eds) 1999. Im Land der Königin von Saba. Kunstschätze aus dem antiken Jemen. 7. Juli 1999-9. Januar 2000. Staatlichen Museum für Völkerkunde München. Germering: I.P. Verlagsgesellschaft / Munich: I.P. Verlagsgesellschaft.
Robin and Bāfaqīh 1980: 84-90 - pl. 1.1Bāfaqīh, Muḥammad ʿA. and Robin, Christian J. 1980. Inscriptions inédites du Maḥram Bilqīs (Mārib) au musée de Bayḥān. Raydān, 3: 83-112.