CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Arbach 2022: 86, fig. 27
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DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositṢanʿāʾ, General Organization for Antiquities and Museums

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Throne
MaterialStone
Decoration
TypeFramework » With abstract-figurative elements
Decoration
TypeFramework » With geometric elements
Figurative subjectAnimal » Ibex
      Animal gestureRecumbent
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Figurative subjectAnimal » Ibex
      Animal gestureStanding
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Figurative subjectAnimal » Bull
      Part of animal bodyHead
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Figurative subjectAnimal » Ibex
      Part of animal bodyHead
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Figurative subjectHuman figure
      GenderWoman
      Part of human bodyComplete figure
      Human gestureStanding
      Human clothes and attributesCloak, Long skirt, Bodice crossed on the chest
      Human weaponSpear, Curved stick
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Figurative subjectGeometric motif » Chevron
Figurative subjectGeometric motif » Circular elements
Figurative subjectSymbol
      Symbol's shapeCrescent moon
Notes on support and decorationsThe back of the throne is pierced with two holes, but it is unclear what function they had.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteKharibat Hamdān
Ancient siteHrm
Geographical areaJawf - Wādī Madhab
CountryYemen
NotesThe throne was issued from illegal excavations at the ancient site of Haram (Arbach, Rossi 2020: 22, n. 32).
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleHaram 58
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Arbach and Rossi 2020: 22, n. 32Arbach, Mounir and Rossi, Irene 2020. Haram, cité antique du Jawf (Yémen): quelques bribes de dix siècles d'histoire et nouveaux textes amīrites. Semitica et Classica, 13: 19-47. 2024/01/13; https://dx.doi.org/10.1484/J.SEC.5.122979.