CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Robin and Breton 1981: pl. 4

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArchitectural structure » Wall
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 37, w. 96
Decoration
Figurative subjectSymbol
      Symbol's shapeDoppelgriffel
      Symbol's referenceKing
Figurative subjectSymbol
      Symbol's shapeTotschläger
      Symbol's referenceGod
Notes on support and decorationsWe have some problems to accept the description of the editors regarding the second symbol. The photo of the inscriptions is very bad, but in the other inscriptions on the wall of Ktlm we have the two symbols of the king and not the symbol of Almaqah.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteKharibat Saʿūd
Ancient siteKtlm
Geographical areawādī Raghwān
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextUrban context: City walls
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleMAFRAY-Ḫirbat Saʿūd 14
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
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