CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions

DASI

RIÉ 2 DAE 1; RES 3549; CIH 505


Bernand, Drewes and Schneider 1991: ii, pl. 1/2
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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 letters8
Chronology
PeriodA
Royal inscriptionYes

TEXT


   1  [... ...]mlkw Dʿmt ms²rq[-hy w-mʿrb-hy ... ...]
   2  [... ...](w)-ḏt-Bʿdn w-ʾb-[k Wdm ... ...]

TRANSLATIONS

CSAI
English

   1  [... ...] he became king of Dʿmt, its east [and its west ... ...]
   2  [... ...] and ḏt-Bʿdn and your father [Wdm ... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositAbba Pantaleon, Church
Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 22.5, w. 38
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteAbba Pantaleon
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaAksum
CountryEthiopia
FoundReemployed. In modern times
NotesThe object was reemployed in the façade of a monastery. It is currently preserved inside the church.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Lidzbarski 1903-1907 [1908]: 396-397Lidzbarski, Mark. Ephemeris für semitische Epigraphik. Giessen: A. Töpelmann.
Littmann 1913: 1-2Littmann, Enno 1913. Sabaische, griechische und altabessinische Inschriften. Enno Littmann, Theodor von Lüpke and Daniel Krencker, Deutsche Aksum-Expedition. 4. Berlin: Reimer.
Conti Rossini 1928: 110-111, pl. LV, fig. 173/2Conti Rossini, Carlo (=Karolus) 1928. Storia d'Etiopia. (2 vols), (Africa Italiana, 3). Bergamo: Istituto italiano d'arti grafiche.
Schneider 1973: 385-387Schneider, Roger 1973. Deux inscriptions Sudarabiques du Tigré. Bibliotheca Orientalis, 30: 385-389.
Wissmann 1976 b: 43Wissmann, Hermann von 1976. Die Mauer der Sabäerhauptstadt Maryab. Abessinien als sabäische Staatskolonie im 6. Jh. v. Chr. (Uitgaven van het Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul, 38). [Leiden]: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut / Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut.
Bernand, Drewes and Schneider 1991: 69-70, pl. 1/2Bernand, 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]