CSAI

Corpus of Sabaic Inscriptions (work in progress)


Bernand, Drewes and Schneider 1991: ii, pl. 43
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Ethiopian Early Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyDedicatory text

GENERAL NOTES

This inscription and RIÉ 53 C are written on the frame decorated with dentils of the altar. RIÉ 53 A is on the front side of the altar.

TEXT


   1  hqny [l-]ḏt-Ḥm[n]
   2  mrʾ-hw

Apparatus
2Drewes considers Mrʾhw a proper name (Drewes 1962: 23).

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  He dedicated to ḏt-Ḥmn,
   2  his Lord.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositAsmara, Archaeological Museum
Support typeArtefact » Altar
ShapeSquared
MaterialStone
MeasuresBase: h. 39, w. 56, th. 49
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteAddi Kerāmāten
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaSenafe
CountryEritrea
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Davico 1946: 1-6, plateDavico, A. 1946. Ritrovamenti sud-arabici nella zona di Cascasè. Rassegna studi etiopici, 5: 1-6.
Ryckmans, Gonzague 1949 a: 84Ryckmans, Gonzague 1949. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Huitième série. Le Muséon, 62: 55-124.
Drewes 1962: 22-23, pl. V, XIXDrewes, Abraham J. 1962. Inscriptions de l'Éthiopie antique. Leiden: E. J. Brill.
Bernand, Drewes and Schneider 1991: 135-136, pl. 43Bernand, 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]