Altar. Dimensions: 20.47 x 8.27 in. (51.99 x 21.01 cm). Date: ca. 232.Inscription:1 (For) Blessed Be His Name Forever, 2 the Good and Merciful, made 3 in thanksgiving Hagigu, son of 4 Yahiba, son of Yarhay, 5 (son of) Daka, for his life 6 and the life of his father 7 and his brothers. In the month of 8 Qinyan, the year 543. (232 CE)Transliteration:1 bryk smh llm2 tb wrhmn bd3 wmwd hggw br4 yhyb br yrhy5 dk l hywhy6 why bwhy7 whwhy byrh8 qnyn snt 5.1009 +40+3It was a common Palmyrene religious practice to dedicate stone altars to the worship of a specific god or gods. This example, like most Palmyrene altars, takes the shape of a pedestal with moldings at top and bottom. The top is carved in the shape of a bowl, evoking an incense burner, but it is not clear whether this bowl was actually meant to be used as it shows no signs of burning. Altars of this type are sometimes decorated with images carved in relief showing a deity or deities, worshippers, or at