![A Palmyrene relief, limestone votive stela. The Palmyrene god Shadrafa is central, bearded with curly hair. He is holding a lance entwined by a snake in his left hand and a round shield in his right. A sword can be seen at his back. He is in Roman military costume. A scorpion can be seen in the back on the right side. The image is enclosed in a framed edge, which has been broken horizontally and remade with cement. Underneath the image is a craved inscription.
Inscription translation: In the month Iyar [May] in the year 366 [AD 55] this stela was erected by Atenatan, son of Zabd'ateh, descendant of Toshabeb, to Shadrafa, the good god, in order that he may become patron in his sanctuary for him and the members of his house, all of them.
Dimensions: Height: 47.30 centimetres; Width: 33 centimetres; Depth: 13.50 centimetres](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qf22fh2anlryjjtfn6nkr5bi/bafkreibhgdjr5xnywgfps2o2andf435fan6toikzku47yb4orylrho7vjm)
A Palmyrene relief, limestone votive stela. The Palmyrene god Shadrafa is central, bearded with curly hair. He is holding a lance entwined by a snake in his left hand and a round shield in his right. A sword can be seen at his back. He is in Roman military costume. A scorpion can be seen in the back on the right side. The image is enclosed in a framed edge, which has been broken horizontally and remade with cement. Underneath the image is a craved inscription. Inscription translation: In the month Iyar [May] in the year 366 [AD 55] this stela was erected by Atenatan, son of Zabd'ateh, descendant of Toshabeb, to Shadrafa, the good god, in order that he may become patron in his sanctuary for him and the members of his house, all of them. Dimensions: Height: 47.30 centimetres; Width: 33 centimetres; Depth: 13.50 centimetres
A #Palmyrene #ReliefWednesday. The Palmyrene god #Shadrafa is wearing a #Roman military costume with a lance entwined by a snake, a round shield, and a sword. A scorpion can be found in the background.
📷British Museum (125206)
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