RIÉ 6 Doc. 29; T. 14
Bernand, Drewes and Schneider 1991: ii, pl. 3/6
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Ethiopian Early Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Script cursus | Boustrophedon | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 7 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Royal inscription | Yes |
GENERAL NOTES
| It could be considered a royal inscription for the formulary (see RIÉ 1, RIÉ 5, RIÉ 9 and RIÉ 10). |
TEXT
[... ...]
1 [... ... ʾd](m)-hy w-ṣl(m)-[hy ... ...]
2 [... ... w-]Hwbs¹ w-ʾl[mqh ... ...]
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 20, w. 26 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Hawlti |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Aksum |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Notes | The object was photographed by Drewes in a house of Hawlti; it was found by a local in the surroundings of Gobochela. Perhaps its provenace is Enda Tcherqos. |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Leclant 1959: 53, 65, pl. XXVIII/b | Leclant, Jean 1959. Haoulti-Melazo (1955-1956). Annales d'Ethiopie, 3: 43-82. |
| Drewes 1959: 99 | Drewes, Abraham J. 1959. Les inscriptions de Melazo. Annales d'Ethiopie, 3: 83-99. |
| de Contenson 1961: 40 | de Contenson, Henri 1961. Les fouilles à Haoulti-Melazo en 1958. Annales d'Ethiopie, 4: 39-60. |
| Schneider 1961: 62 | Schneider, Roger 1961. Les inscriptions d'Enda Čerqos. Annales d'Ethiopie, 4: 61-66. |
| Drewes 1962: 98-99 | Drewes, Abraham J. 1962. Inscriptions de l'Éthiopie antique. Leiden: E. J. Brill. |
| Bernand, Drewes and Schneider 1991: 73-74, pl. 3/6 | Bernand, Etienne, Drewes, Abraham J. and Schneider, Roger 1991. Recueil des inscriptions de l'Éthiopie des périodes pré-axoumite et axoumite. Introduction de Francis Anfray. Paris: de Boccard. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres] |