Funerary relief, ca. 150–200, Syria, probably from Palmyra, Limestone, 19 1/4 x 13 7/8 x 8 15/16 in. (48.9 x 35.3 x 22.7 cm), Stone-Sculpture-Inscribed, Inscription: (at right) 1 Alas! 2 [‘O]ga, 3-4 [son of] Zabda‘ateh, (at left, written vertically) 1 (son of) Wahba. 2 Which made 3 his brother. Transliteration: 1 ḥbl 2 [ʿ]gʾ 3 [br] zbdʿt 4 h 1 whbʾ 2 dy ʿbd 3 ʾḥwhy This relief is a type of funerary monument characteristic of the prosperous caravan city of Palmyra during the first three centuries A
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Funerary relief, ca, 150–200, Syria, Palmyra, Limestone, 19 1/4 x 13 7/8 8 15/16, 48.9 35.3 22.7 cm, Stone-Sculpture-Inscribed, Inscription, right, 1 Alas!, 2, ‘O, ga, 3-4, son, Zabda‘ateh, left, written vertically, 1, Wahba, 3, brother, Transliteration, ḥbl, ʿ, gʾ, br, zbdʿt, 4, h, whbʾ, dy, ʿbd, ʾḥwhy, relief, type, funerary monument, characteristic, prosperous caravan, city, first three, centuries
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