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RIÉ 24 Doc. 3; T. 9


Bernand, Drewes and Schneider 1991: ii, pl. 19/24

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Ethiopian Early Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionBoustrophedon
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters5.5
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyDedicatory 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

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   1  Ṣbḥh[mw w-Lḥy b]—
   2  [ny Yqdm]ʾl bn F[... ...]

Apparatus
1-2The 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

DepositAddis Abeba, National Archaeological Museum, JE 113
Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 13.5, w. 17, th. 10
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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: 94, 98-99Drewes, Abraham J. 1959. Les inscriptions de Melazo. Annales d'Ethiopie, 3: 83-99.
Leclant 1959: 46, 66, pl. XXIX/aLeclant, Jean 1959. Haoulti-Melazo (1955-1956). Annales d'Ethiopie, 3: 43-82.
Bernand, Drewes and Schneider 1991: 98, pl. 19/24Bernand, 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]