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stela
Object Type
stela
Museum number
125039
Description
Fragment of a limestone or yellow calcite-alabaster stela with a 4 line inscription in South Arabian characters carved in hollow relief, which is an invocation of deities Athtar, Almaqah, Dhat Himyam and Dhat Ba'den by Karib'il; framed with relief decoration of couchant mountain goats.
Cultures/periods
Ancient South Arabian
Production place
Made in:
Yemen
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Aden
Materials
limestone
(?)
calcite
(?)
Dimensions
Height:
10 inches
Width:
9.875 inches
Depth:
2.75 inches
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Jamme 1971a / Miscellanees d'ancient arabe II
(p.39, 41)
Kitchen 2000a / Documentation for Ancient Arabia
(pp. 30, 31, 32, 34)
Location
Not on display
Condition
Incomplete.
Subjects
mammal
Associated names
Named in inscription:
Dhat Ba'Dan
Named in inscription:
Ilmakah
Named in inscription:
Dhat Himyam
Named in inscription:
Athtar
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Mme Lea Arochats
Acquisition notes
More acquisition details in Egyptian Register 2: 133.
Department
Middle East
BM/Big number
125039
Registration number
1881,1206,E.5
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
CIH 582