CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Bernand, Drewes and Schneider 1991: ii, pl. 60/83
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Ethiopian Early Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Script cursusBoustrophedon
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodA

TEXT


   1  Ḥyḍḍ bn|
   2  Hbym

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositAsmara
Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 17, w. 43
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteBarachit
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaDebub
CountryEritrea
NotesIt is more probable that the stone inscription comes from Feqya. See Drewes 1962: 7-8.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Franchini 1953: 16-17, fig. 10Franchini, Vincenzo 1953 [1954]. Ritrovamenti archeologici in Eritrea. (Notizie del dr. Vincenzo Franchini). Ed. by Lanfranco Ricci. Rassegna studi etiopici, 12: 5-28.
Drewes 1962: 7-8Drewes, Abraham J. 1962. Inscriptions de l'Éthiopie antique. Leiden: E. J. Brill.
Bernand, Drewes and Schneider 1991: 156, pl. 60/83Bernand, 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]