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DʿMT & early highlandsRIÉ 89

Inscription from Kelette Afa, engraved on a stone

Published translation. GʿSY may be a local name; its etymology is uncertain.

Date
Pre-Aksumite period; precise date uncertain
Place
Kelette Afa, engraved on a stone
Language
Early highland inscription
Script
Ancient South Arabian

01 · Original text

Early highland inscription

Ancient South ArabianPublished reading; native-script edition unavailable

Transliterated reading

WKLʾL bn GʿSY

The native-script edition has not been retrieved. A transliterated name or word, when present, follows the cited commentary.

02 · Translation

English translation

WKLʾL, son of GʿSY.

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

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Editions & references

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

  1. Beta maṣāḥǝft RIÉ 89

    Beta maṣāḥǝft, RIÉ 89: object record and edition references.

  2. RIÉ III.B · no. 89

    A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 89, p. 110.