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Relief of a woman with a child [sister], Palmyra 200-225 CE [Museum of Leiden, Netherlands] [d/b]

Funerary relief of two sisters, Shalmat en Akakmat. 200-225 CE;

two inscriptions:

“Woe / Alas, whb ‘/ Jeshiba’s daughter, slmt / Shalmat”

To the left of the child’s head is written:

“Aqimat, woe / alas! Walhib’s daughter”.

There are traces of gilding, and a blue paint on rings.

Archaeological Museum of Leiden, Netherlands
https://www.rmo.nl/museumkennis/oude-nabije-oosten/de-voorwerpen/grafsteen-uit-palmyra/
permalink https://hdl.handle.net/21.12126/34243