CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Leclant 1959: 74, pl. XXXVII/d
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Leclant 1959: 74, pl. XXXVII/d
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Leclant 1959: 74, pl. XXXVII/c

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Ethiopian Early Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters3.7
Chronology
PeriodA

GENERAL NOTES

Drewes thinks that RIÉ 21 and RIÉ 20 were parts of the same object (Drewes 1959: 89, 94).

TEXT

marker


   1  [... ...]l Ftḥy[n ... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositAddis Abeba, National Archaeological Museum, JE 114
Support typeArtefact » Incense burner
ShapeCircular
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 9.5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteGobochela
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaAksum
CountryEthiopia
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of ʾlmqh
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Drewes 1959: 89, 94-95Drewes, Abraham J. 1959. Les inscriptions de Melazo. Annales d'Ethiopie, 3: 83-99.
Leclant 1959: 49, 74, pl. XXXVII/c-dLeclant, Jean 1959. Haoulti-Melazo (1955-1956). Annales d'Ethiopie, 3: 43-82.
Jamme 1963 c: 326Jamme, Albert W.F. 1963. Annales d'Éthiopie III (Rewiew of). Bibliotheca Orientalis, 20: 324-327.
Bernand, Drewes and Schneider 1991: 95, pl. 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]