The story of the statue of “Abu Bint Jablo” from the Kingdom of Hatra
An 18-year-old wife was unjustly accused of adultery and killed 2,000 years ago, and history repeats itself
An Aramaic inscription on the base of the statue: Commemorates Abu Bint Jablo, who was assassinated when she was eighteen years old, cursed and defamed. The base contains two stone blocks and intricate jewellery. The left hand holds the spindle, and the right hand is raised in salute. From the Temple of Hatra IV, Parthian period (1st - 3rd centuries AD), Iraq Museum in Baghdad.
The story of the statue of “Abu Bint Jablo” from the Kingdom of Hatra
In this statue, Abu Bint Jablo appears sitting on a chair, with her right hand raised in salute and her left hand placed on her knee. This statue is placed on a base with Aramaic inscriptions on it.
This statue was erected for her by her husband, after she was killed for unknown reasons when she was eighteen years old.
In another reading by Dr. Fouad Safar:
“The statue of Abu bint Jablo, erected for her by Asha bin Shamshaltab. She died when she was eighteen (years old). She called for help from the gods Mern, Marten, Bermarn, and Baalshamin, and they prayed for the one who killed her and gloated over that, and for the women who spoke about her and said obscene words.”
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