Deposit | Addis Abeba, National Archaeological Museum, JE 2398 |
Notes | The altar was broken into three fragments. Only one is stored in the National Archaeological Museum of Addis Abeba; the other ones are still in Yeha. |
Support type | Artefact » Altar | ||||||
Material | Stone | ||||||
Measures | h. 13.5, w. 70.5, th. 48 | ||||||
Decoration |
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Notes on support and decorations | The Totschläger symbol is usually associated to the god ʾlmqh. The CIH's editors thought that the altar was first dedicated to ʿs¹tr and Nrw and then reemployed as an offering for other deities. |
Modern site | Yeha |
Ancient site | Yḥʾ |
Geographical area | Tigray |
Country | Ethiopia |
Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
Notes | The object was reemployed in the wall of a house at Yeha. |
Link to site record |
Title | RIÉ 33 B |
Concordance | RES 3428 B; CIH 459 B; DAE 27 B |
Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Ethiopian Early Sabaic |
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Title | RIÉ 33 A |
Concordance | RES 3428 A; CIH 459 A; DAE 27 A |
Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Ethiopian Early Sabaic |
Link to epigraph record |