RIÉ 23 Doc. 28; T. 13
Leclant 1959: 66, pl. XXIX/b
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Ethiopian Early Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Script cursus | Boustrophedon | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 5.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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GENERAL NOTES
| It is probable that this inscription and RIÉ 24 are two copies of the same text; the measures of the objects and the height of the letters are the same (Drewes 1959: 98). |
TEXT
1 [Ṣbḥhmw] w-Lḥ[y b]—
2 ny Yqdmʾl [bn F... ...]
| 1 | The first proper name is reconstructed on the basis of the inscriptions RIÉ 24 and RIÉ 30. |
| 2 | The F, at the end of the inscription, could be the beginning of the lineage name Fqmm (Drewes 1959: 98). |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Ṣbḥhmw and Lḥy, the two 2 sons of Yqdmʾl of the family F[... ...] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 13.8, w. 33 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Gobochela |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Aksum |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Found | In situ |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾlmqh |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Drewes 1959: 98-99 | Drewes, Abraham J. 1959. Les inscriptions de Melazo. Annales d'Ethiopie, 3: 83-99. |
| Leclant 1959: 53, 66, pl. XXIX/b | Leclant, Jean 1959. Haoulti-Melazo (1955-1956). Annales d'Ethiopie, 3: 43-82. |
| Bernand, Drewes and Schneider 1991: 97, pl. 19/23 | Bernand, 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] |