Aksumite eraRIÉ 260

RIÉ 260 unspecified

This unspecified from ʿAddi Alawti preserves recognizable name.

01 · Original text

Geʿez

EthiopicRecognizable name

Transliterated reading

Za-Yoḥannəs

The original letter forms are visible in the published facsimile. The transliterated reading, where present, follows the cited edition.

02 · Translation

Za-Yoḥannəs (personal name).

Habesha History translation of Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019).

The name is an abbreviated form of Za-Yoḥannəs Gabr; the expansion is not inserted into the inscription.

Sources

Edition, catalogue, and image records used for this entry.

RIÉ 260
A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 260, pp. 356.
DAE illustration
Enno Littmann, Deutsche Aksum-Expedition IV (1913), p. 75, no. 100.

Abraham J. Drewes, Recueil des inscriptions de l’Éthiopie III.B (2019), pp. 356