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Funerary relief
Dimensions
51.4 cm (h)
Description
The deceased is shown banqueting and surrounded by his three children. All wear local dress, and the daughters where the head coverings, diadems and jewelry typical of women's portraiture in Palmyra. The daughter on the right holds an object in her right hand, possibly a distaff and spindle based on similar portraits. Both daughters clutch a fold of their robe with their left hands.
Location of Inscription
Various
Diplomatic
zbdbwl
br mqymw
br nwrbl
br zbdʾ
[b]r ʿbdy
[zbd]bwl
----
tdmwr
brth
----
mqymw
brh
----
'lyt
brth
Translation
Zabdibol
son of Mokimu
son of Nurbel
son of Zabda
[so]n of 'Abday
[son of Zabdi]bol
Diplomatic Constituted From
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Collection Catalog
Translation Constituted From
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Collection Catalog
Letters
Palmyrene script
Findspot
Palymra. Acquired in New York, 1902.
Current Location (if known)
Metropolitan Museum of Art (02.29.1)
Name 1
Zabdibol
Role 1
Father
Name 2
Tadmur
Role 2
Daughter
Name 3
Mokimu
Role 3
Son
Name 4
'Alayyat
Role 4
Daughter
Selected Bibliography
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/322375
Dublin Core
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Title
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Funerary relief of Zabdibol, with his daughters and son, from Palmyra (PAL0109)
Description
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Limestone funerary relief depicting the deceased, Zabdibol, reclining and dining on a couch, surrounded by his two daughters (Tadmur and 'Alayyat) and son (Mokimu). Inscriptions in Palmyrene to the right of the portraits identify the persons.
Source
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Palmyra
Publisher
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
Rights
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Metropolitan Museum Open Access Program
Format
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Limestone
Language
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Palmyrene
Aramaic
Identifier
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PAL0109
Alayyat
Aramaic
daughter
funerary
inscribed
inscription
limestone
Palmyra
Palmyrene
stone
Tadmur