Votive stele of a female bust representing Dhat Hamym, a local sun goddess, inscribed in Qatabanian
Alabaster
H: 31.5; W: 13.5 cm
Accession number:
87.160.630
Archaeology/Western Asiatic Antiquities
Qataban was an ancient Yemeni kingdom whose capital was named Timna. Like most other Old South-Arabian kingdoms it gained great wealth through the trade of frankincense and myrrh, which were spices burned as incense at altars. Qatabanian was a Semitic language spoken in Yemen between 100 BC and 600 AD.
