RIÉ 24 Doc. 3; T. 9
Bernand, Drewes and Schneider 1991: ii, pl. 19/24
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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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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary (conjectural) |
GENERAL NOTES
| It is probable that this inscription and RIÉ 23 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 Ṣbḥh[mw w-Lḥy b]—
2 [ny Yqdm]ʾl bn F[... ...]
| 1-2 | The lacuna can be reconstructed on the base of the inscriptions RIÉ 23 and RIÉ 30. For the interpretation of F at the end of the inscription, see the commentary in RIÉ 23. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Ṣbḥhmw and Lḥy, the two 2 sons of Yqdmʾl of the family F[... ...] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Addis Abeba, National Archaeological Museum, JE 113 |
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 13.5, w. 17, th. 10 |
| 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: 94, 98-99 | Drewes, Abraham J. 1959. Les inscriptions de Melazo. Annales d'Ethiopie, 3: 83-99. |
| Leclant 1959: 46, 66, pl. XXIX/a | Leclant, Jean 1959. Haoulti-Melazo (1955-1956). Annales d'Ethiopie, 3: 43-82. |
| Bernand, Drewes and Schneider 1991: 98, pl. 19/24 | 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] |