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RIÉ 18 DEE, II, 27


Bernand, Drewes and Schneider 1991: ii, pl. 16/18

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Ethiopian Early Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodA

TEXT

marker


   1  [... ...]Wʿ(rn) b((ḍ))r myʾ l-w[... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositAksum, Museum
Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteEnda Tcherqos
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaAksum
CountryEthiopia
FoundReemployed. In modern times
NotesThe stone was found in 1959 reemployed in the wall of the church of Enda Tcherqos. In 1974, it was brought to Aksum. The right side is lost.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

de Contenson 1961: 40, 47, pl. XXIII/bde Contenson, Henri 1961. Les fouilles à Haoulti-Melazo en 1958. Annales d'Ethiopie, 4: 39-60.
Drewes and Schneider 1970: 58, pl. XV/aDrewes, Abraham J. and Schneider, Roger 1970. Documents épigraphiques de l'Éthiopie - II. Annales d'Éthiopie, 8: 57-72.
Bernand, Drewes and Schneider 1991: 92-93, pl. 16/18Bernand, 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]