01 · Original text
Geʿez in South Arabian-derived script
Ancient South ArabianSurviving short text or mark
Transliterated reading
WʿRN HYWT
Native-script transcription is not available here; the reading follows the cited edition.
02 · Translation
English reading
The personal name WʿRN HYWT, borne by the earliest king so far attested in Ethiopian inscriptions.
Project English gloss after Abraham J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), printed p. 369; uncertainty follows Drewes's record-level discussion.
Ricci proposed a different reading, dʿrnt hyw/hwy, without interpretation; Drewes retains WʿRN HYWT.