Abstract
This article reexamines the Palmyrene Aramaic inscription PAT 0922 (= CIS 4561), currently held at the St. Louis Art Museum (SLAM 24:1960). We provide some provenance information, describe the iconographic features of the object, and conduct an analysis of its script and text. We confirm earlier readings of the inscription, and discuss the genealogical and prosopographic connections between the man in PAT 0922 and two other Palmyrene men (PAT 0923, 0977).
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 247-256 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Semitica et Classica |
| Volume | 14 |
| Early online date | 1 Jan 2021 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We gratefully acknowledge research support generously granted by several agencies. The Wisconsin Alumni Research Fund, administered by the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education, supported the purchase of some photographic equipment and the team’s travel. A grant from the Middle Eastern Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison was used to purchase additional photographic equipment (grant #MSN165105). We would also like to express our appreciation to the staff of the St. Louis Museum of Art—Jessica Slawski (Assistant Registrar for Image Management), Lisa Cakmak (Assistant Curator of Ancient Art), Rachel Aubuchon, and Brian van Camerik—who made our photographic session possible and who provided additional information concerning the acquisition of the object under study. Finally, we are grateful for two anonymous reviewers at Semitica & classica whose comments have helped to improve the quality of this study. The authors alone are to blame for any remaining infelicities.
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Keywords
- Palmyria
- funerary bust
- iconography
- onomastics
- epigraphy