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RIÉ 13


Bernand, Drewes and Schneider 1991: ii, pl. 12/13

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Ethiopian Early Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionBoustrophedon
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters3.5
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary
Royal inscriptionYes

TEXT

marker


   1  [... ... Lm]n mlkn
   2  bn Rbḥ [... ...]
   3  [... ... h]qnyw
   4  l-ʿs¹tr [... ...]

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [... ...] Lmn, the king,
   2  son of Rbḥ [... ...]
   3  [... ...] dedicated
   4  to ʿs¹tr [... ...]
Schneider 1961: 64Schneider, Roger 1961. Les inscriptions d'Enda Čerqos. Annales d'Ethiopie, 4: 61-66.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositAddis Abeba, National Archaeological Museum, JE 671
Support typeArtefact » Altar
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 37, w. 11, th. 14
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown (Ethiopia)
Ancient siteUnknown
CountryEthiopia
NotesThe object was donated by the Emperor to the Institute of Archaeology; its provenance is unknown.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Schneider 1961: 64, pl. XXXVII, fig. bSchneider, Roger 1961. Les inscriptions d'Enda Čerqos. Annales d'Ethiopie, 4: 61-66.
Drewes and Schneider 1967: 90Drewes, Abraham J. and Schneider, Roger 1967. Documents épigraphiques de l'Éthiopie - 1. Annales d'Ethiopie, 7: 89-106.
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: 83, pl. 12/13Bernand, 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]