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RIÉ 31 Doc. 5; T. 7


Bernand, Drewes and Schneider 1991: ii, pl. 25
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Bernand, Drewes and Schneider 1991: ii, pl. 25
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Bernand, Drewes and Schneider 1991: ii, pl. 25
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Leclant 1959: 63, pl. XXVI/b

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Ethiopian Early Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters5
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT

marker


   1  Ylbb
   2  grbyn
   3  (h)qny l-←ʾlmqh

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Ylbb,
   2  the stonemason,
   3  dedicated to ʾlmqh.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositAddis Abeba, National Archaeological Museum, JE 111
Support typeArtefact » Incense burner
ShapeWith truncated pyramidal base
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 46.5, w. 16
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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: 85-86, 92-93Drewes, Abraham J. 1959. Les inscriptions de Melazo. Annales d'Ethiopie, 3: 83-99.
Leclant 1959: 47, 63, 69-70, pls XXVI/b, XXXII-XXXIIILeclant, Jean 1959. Haoulti-Melazo (1955-1956). Annales d'Ethiopie, 3: 43-82.
Leroy 1973: 81, fig. 35Leroy, Jules 1973. L'Ethiopie : archéologie et culture. Bruxelles: Desclée De Brower.
Bernand, Drewes and Schneider 1991: 105-106, pl. 25Bernand, 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]