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RIÉ 33
Bernand, Drewes and Schneider 1991: ii, pl. 28
Bernand, Drewes and Schneider 1991: ii, pl. 28
Bernand, Drewes and Schneider 1991: ii, pl. 29
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Addis Abeba, National Archaeological Museum, JE 2398 |
| Notes | The altar was broken into three fragments. Only one is stored in the National Archaeological Museum of Addis Abeba; the other ones are still in Yeha. |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Altar | ||||||
| Material | Stone | ||||||
| Dimensions | h. 13.5, w. 70.5, th. 48 | ||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | The Totschläger symbol is usually associated to the god ʾlmqh. The CIH's editors thought that the altar was first dedicated to ʿs¹tr and Nrw and then reemployed as an offering for other deities. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Yeha |
| Ancient site | Yḥʾ |
| Geographical area | Tigray |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Notes | The object was reemployed in the wall of a house at Yeha. |
| Link to site record |
EPIGRAPHS
| Title | RIÉ 33 B |
| Concordance | RES 3428 B; CIH 459 B; DAE 27 B |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Ethiopian Early Sabaic |
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| Title | RIÉ 33 A |
| Concordance | RES 3428 A; CIH 459 A; DAE 27 A |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Ethiopian Early Sabaic |
| Link to epigraph record |