CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Bernand, Drewes and Schneider 1991: ii, pl. 20
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Ethiopian Early Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueRelief
Measure of letters6.5
Chronology
PeriodA

TEXT


   1  Wʿrn

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositAddis Abeba, National Archaeological Museum, JE 62
Support typeArtefact » Incense burner
ShapeWith splayed foot
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 33.3
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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
NotesThe incense-burner was found in 1959 (Leclant 1959: 45).
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Drewes 1959: 88-89Drewes, Abraham J. 1959. Les inscriptions de Melazo. Annales d'Ethiopie, 3: 83-99.
Leclant 1959: 43-45, 48, pl. XXXV/a-bLeclant, Jean 1959. Haoulti-Melazo (1955-1956). Annales d'Ethiopie, 3: 43-82.
Jamme 1963 c: 325Jamme, Albert W.F. 1963. Annales d'Éthiopie III (Rewiew of). Bibliotheca Orientalis, 20: 324-327.
Bernand, Drewes and Schneider 1991: 99, pl. 20Bernand, 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]