CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Ryckmans, Jacques 1991-1993: fig. 5

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeMonumental stela
MaterialStone
Decoration
Figurative subjectSymbol
      Symbol's shapeBlitzbündel and Doppelgriffel
      Symbol's referenceKing: mukarrib of Sabaʾ
Chronology
PeriodAncient
Notes on support and decorationsRES 3945 and RES 3946 are inscribed on the opposite faces of the stela.
Fakhry recorded the measures of the part of the stela he could see (12 lines): h. 102, w. 690, th. 48 (Fakhry 1952: i, 39).

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteṢirwāḥ-Khawlān
Ancient siteṢrwḥ
Geographical areaṢirwāḥ
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of ʾlmqh
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleRES 3946
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
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TitleRES 3945
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
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