DASI ID: ID: 8608
Ryckmans, Gonzague 1939 a: pl. IV Image free from copyright
Text:
Translations:
1[... ...] dedicated to ḏ-S¹mwy at Kʾbtn the two ḥfn from the firstfruits Ḏ[... ...] offered Him [... ...]Translation Notes:
"ceux deux récipients (?)" (RES), "deux gouttières" (Robin).
Chronological
Period: C
Physical
Support: Object → Artefact → Architectural element → Gargoyle
Materials: Bronze
Measures: h. 9, w. 48
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Subject Level 1: Animal
Subject Level 2: Lion
Part Of Animal Body: Head
Letter Measure: 5
Linguistic
Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Undefined Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Dedicatory text (conjectural)
Writing Techniques: Cast
Concordances: Ry 214
Spatial
Site: al-Ukhdūd, Najrān, Saudi Arabia
Ancient Name: Ẓrbn / Ngrn
Type of Site: Settlement
Deposit:
settlement: London
institution: The British Museum
private Collection: false
identification Number: BM L. 29
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