CSAI

Corpus of Sabaic Inscriptions (work in progress)


Leclant 1959: 75, pl. XXXVIII/a
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Ethiopian Early Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters4.3
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

TEXT


   1  [...] bn Fqm(m) [hqny ʾl](m)[qh]

Apparatus
1This reconstruction is proposed by Drewes (Drewes 1959: 90-91).

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [...] of the family Fqmm, dedicated to ʾlmqh.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositAddis Abeba, National Archaeological Museum, JE 101
Support typeArtefact » Altar
ShapeSquared
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 35, w. 37.5, th. 19
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteGobochela
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaAksum
CountryEthiopia
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of ʾlmqh
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Drewes 1959: 90-91Drewes, Abraham J. 1959. Les inscriptions de Melazo. Annales d'Ethiopie, 3: 83-99.
Leclant 1959: 49-50, 75, pl. XXXVIII/aLeclant, Jean 1959. Haoulti-Melazo (1955-1956). Annales d'Ethiopie, 3: 43-82.
Bernand, Drewes and Schneider 1991: 103-104, pl. 23Bernand, 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]