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Funerary relief
Dimensions
44.91 cm
41.81 cm
Description
Limestone funerary relief depicting the deceased in typical, but wealthy Palmyrene clothing. An inscription on the right identifies the deceased and her father.
Location of Inscription
Upper right, relief background.
Diplomatic
'lyt
brt
zbdbwl
Translation
'Alayyat,
daughter of
Zabdibol.
Diplomatic Constituted From
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Translation Constituted From
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Letters
Palmyran script
Findspot
Palmyra. Acquired 1902, New York.
Current Location (if known)
Metropolitan Museum of Art (02.29.5)
Name 1
'Alayyat
Role 1
Daughter
Name 2
Zabdibol
Role 2
Father
Dublin Core
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Title
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Funerary relief of 'Alayyat from Palmyra (PAL0102)
Description
An account of the resource
Limestone funerary relief of 'Alayyat, daughter of Zabdibol (see PAL0101). The deceased is shown in typical Palmyrene garb with a cloak covering her hair. She wears especially elaborate jewelry, with a uniquely prominent wrapped headdress and elaborate diadem and animal-figured brooch.
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Palmyra
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2nd c. CE
Rights
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Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access Program
Format
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Limestone
Language
A language of the resource
Palmyrene
Aramaic
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
PAL0102
'Alayyat
'lyt
brt
daughter
funerary
inscribed
Palmyra
Palmyrene
stone