Mashta inscription - Hebrew tombstone, found in Aden, Asia, 8th century. Artist: Unknown

---

Carved dark stone tombstone, Aden, Asia, 1717-1718 (Seleucid era). Hebrew inscription in square characters, gives the name of a woman called Mishta (or Mashta), hence the inscription is often known as the Mashta inscription. From the British Museum's collection, 8th century.

---

Size: 4613px × 3810px
Location: World,Asia,Yemen,ʻAdan
Photo credit: © CM Dixon/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 8th, aden, artefact, artifact, british, carved, century, cm, color, colour, concept, death, dixon, frame, full, image, inscribed, mike, museum, object, seleucid, south, tgn, tombstone, unknown, yemen