Funerary relief of Tadmur, from Palmyra (PAL0104)
Dublin Core
Title
Funerary relief of Tadmur, from Palmyra (PAL0104)
Description
Limestone funerary relief of Tadmur, wife of Mokimu. The deceased is shown in typical Palmyran dress with a diadem. Interestingly, unlike many other Palmyran portraits, she wears no other jewelry and holds only her robe (in her right hand). The features and hairstyle are otherwise typical of Palmyrene portraiture.
Source
Publisher
Metropolitan Museum of Art, http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/322377
Date
Rights
Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access Program
Format
Limestone
Identifier
PAL0104
Funerary relief Item Type Metadata
Dimensions
51.79 cm (h)
44.09 cm (w)
44.09 cm (w)
Description
Funerary portrait in local limestone, showing the deceased in typical, Palmyrene garb. An inscription names the deceased, her husband and the date of her death.
Location of Inscription
Upper left and right, relief background.
Diplomatic
ḥbl tdmr
ʾtt
mqymw br
nwrbl
ʾmnʾ
mytt yw!m
20+5+4
bsyw!n
šnt 4.[100]
+40+10+5+2
ʾtt
mqymw br
nwrbl
ʾmnʾ
mytt yw!m
20+5+4
bsyw!n
šnt 4.[100]
+40+10+5+2
Translation
Alas! Tadmur
wife of
Mokimu son of
Nurbel
craftsman.
Died on date
29th
of Siwan
in the year
457
wife of
Mokimu son of
Nurbel
craftsman.
Died on date
29th
of Siwan
in the year
457
Diplomatic Constituted From
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Translation Constituted From
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Letters
Palmyrene script
Findspot
Palmyra. Acquired 1902 in New York.
Current Location (if known)
Metropolitan Museum of Art (02.29.3)
Name 1
Role 1
Name 2
Name 3
Role 3
Citation
“Funerary relief of Tadmur, from Palmyra (PAL0104),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed September 16, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/80.