CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions

DASI

RIÉ 27 Doc. 1; T. 8


Bernand, Drewes and Schneider 1991: ii, pl. 21/27
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Ethiopian Early Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Script cursusBoustrophedon
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters5.6
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

TEXT


   1  [.]mm grbynhn
   2  ḏ-Mryb hqny (ʾ)—
   3  [l]mqh mhrt yd-
   4  hmy b-nḫ Wʿrn

TRANSLATIONS

CSAI
English

   1  [.]mm, the two stonemasons
   2  of Mryb, dedicated
   3  to ʾlmqh the wealth of
   4  their hands, with the guidance of Wʿrn.
2The verb hqny is singular or dual without the ending -y.
4For the translation of b-nḫ, see RIÉ 5 B.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositAddis Abeba, National Archaeological Museum, JE 112
Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 47.5, w. 31, th. 10
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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

Caquot and Leclant 1956: 230Caquot, André and Leclant, Jean 1956. Rapport sur les récents travaux de la section d'archéologie de l'Institut éthiopien d'études et de recherches. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres, 2: 226-235.
Drewes 1959: 93-94Drewes, Abraham J. 1959. Les inscriptions de Melazo. Annales d'Ethiopie, 3: 83-99.
Leclant 1959: 45-46, 64-65, pls XXVII/a, XXVIII/aLeclant, Jean 1959. Haoulti-Melazo (1955-1956). Annales d'Ethiopie, 3: 43-82.
Bernand, Drewes and Schneider 1991: 101-102, pl. 21/27Bernand, 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]