418 inscriptions

Inscriptions

DʿMT and Aksumite texts in their attested scripts, with published translations and exact sources.

Deutsche Aksum-Expedition photograph of the 52-line RIÉ 189 Ethiopic inscription recording Ezana’s Noba campaign.
RIÉ 189ʿEzana’s Noba campaignAksum, Ethiopia

Catalogue

418 inscriptions in chronological order

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Artifact photograph of Ry 509, reproduced in its DASI record.Ry 509

Ry 509First half of the 5th century CEwādī Maʾsal, Saudi Arabia

Abīkarib Asʿad at Maʾsal

A Ḥimyarite royal campaign inscription of Abīkarib Asʿad and Ḥassān Yuhaʾmin. An Arabian comparison; neither its authorship nor its date is Aksumite.

𐩱𐩨𐩫𐩧𐩨 𐩱𐩪𐩲𐩵 𐩥-𐩨𐩬𐩥-𐩠𐩥 𐩢𐩯𐩬 𐩺𐩠𐩱𐩣𐩬 𐩣𐩡𐩫𐩺 𐩪𐩨𐩱 |

Late SabaicRead text
Fiaccadori 2007

No exact artifact photograph has yet been acquired for public display.

Fiaccadori 2007fifth or sixth century CEGumalē, near Aksum, Ethiopia

Greek epitaph of Kyriakos

A Greek Christian epitaph records the burial of a child named Kyriakos and preserves his age as ten years plus a lost number of months.

✝ Ἐνθάδε κεῖτε Κυρι- ακὸς ζήσ- ας ἤτῃ ι μ- [ῆν(ας)] […]

Ancient GreekRead text
RIÉ 191

The cited edition contains a plate of this inscription; no image is available here.

RIÉ 191early sixth century CEAksum, Ethiopia

Kaleb’s African and Himyarite campaigns

Kaleb’s Geʿez inscription in South Arabian script recounts African campaigns, an expedition toward Himyar, and the foundation of a Christian sanctuary.

𐩱𐩴𐩸𐩱𐩨𐩢𐩧 𐩭𐩺𐩡 𐩥-𐩮𐩬𐩲 𐩱𐩴𐩸𐩱𐩨𐩢𐩧 𐩭𐩺𐩡 𐩥𐩪𐩩 𐩳𐩨𐩱 […] 𐩬𐩴𐩦 𐩱𐩫𐩪𐩣 𐩥-𐩢𐩣𐩧 𐩥-𐩸-𐩧𐩺𐩵𐩬 𐩥-𐩪𐩨𐩱 𐩥-𐩪𐩡𐩢𐩬 𐩥-𐩷𐩵𐩣 𐩥-𐩸-𐩺𐩣𐩬𐩩 𐩥-𐩩𐩠𐩣𐩩 𐩥-𐩢𐩳𐩧𐩣𐩥𐩩 𐩥-𐩫𐩡 𐩲𐩧𐩨𐩣 𐩥-𐩸-𐩨𐩴 𐩥-𐩬𐩨 𐩥-𐩸-𐩫𐩪 𐩥-𐩮𐩺𐩣 𐩥-𐩸-𐩵𐩧𐩨𐩩

Geʿez in South Arabian-derived scriptRead text
RIÉ 192

The cited edition contains a plate of this inscription; no image is available here.

RIÉ 192early sixth century CEAksum, Ethiopia

WʿZB’s campaign against the WYTL

King WʿZB invokes the Trinity and describes his campaign against the WYTL, royal succession, captives, booty, and a dedicatory conclusion.

Native-script transcription is not available here.

Photographs and published facsimiles of Ja 1028, reproduced in its DASI record.Ja 1028

Ja 1028523 CEBiʾr Ḥimā, Saudi Arabia

The Najrān and Mandab campaign

A commander of Yūsuf Asʾar Yathʾar records the destruction of churches and conflict with Abyssinian forces.

𐩡-𐩺𐩨𐩧𐩫𐩬 𐩱𐩡𐩬 𐩹-𐩡-𐩠𐩥 𐩪𐩣𐩺𐩬 𐩥-𐩱𐩧𐩳𐩬 𐩣𐩡𐩫𐩬 𐩺𐩥𐩪𐩰 𐩱𐩪𐩱𐩧 𐩺𐩻𐩱𐩧 𐩣𐩡𐩫 𐩫𐩡 𐩱𐩦𐩲𐩨𐩬 𐩥-𐩡-𐩺𐩨𐩧𐩫𐩬 𐩱𐩤𐩥𐩡𐩬

Late SabaicRead text
Artifact photograph of Ry 507, reproduced in its DASI record.Ry 507

Ry 507523 CEBiʾr Ḥimā, Saudi Arabia

Yūsuf’s campaign: a parallel account

A damaged campaign text recounts attacks at Ẓafār and Makhāwān and operations toward Najrān.

𐩡-𐩺𐩨𐩧𐩫𐩬 𐩱𐩡𐩠𐩬 𐩹-𐩡-𐩠𐩥 𐩪[𐩣𐩺𐩬 𐩥-𐩱𐩧𐩳𐩬 𐩣𐩡𐩫𐩬 𐩺𐩪𐩰 𐩱𐩪𐩱𐩧 𐩺𐩻𐩱𐩧 𐩣𐩡𐩫 𐩫𐩡] 𐩱𐩦𐩲𐩨𐩬 [𐩥-𐩡-𐩺𐩨𐩧𐩫]𐩬 𐩱𐩤𐩡-𐩠𐩣𐩥 𐩥-𐩣𐩧𐩱𐩪-𐩠𐩣𐩥

Late SabaicRead text
Artifact photograph of Ry 508, reproduced in its DASI record.Ry 508

Ry 508523 CEʿān-Halkān, Saudi Arabia

Yūsuf’s campaign inscription

A Ḥimyarite commander’s account of attacks on Abyssinians and churches, and preparations at Mandab and Najrān.

𐩤𐩺𐩡𐩬 𐩦𐩧𐩢𐩱𐩡 𐩺𐩤𐩨𐩡 𐩨𐩬 𐩦𐩧𐩢𐩨𐩱𐩡 𐩺𐩫𐩣𐩡 𐩨𐩬𐩥 𐩺𐩸𐩱𐩬 𐩥-𐩴𐩵𐩬𐩣 𐩥-𐩢𐩨𐩣 𐩥-𐩬𐩪𐩱𐩬 𐩥-𐩶𐩨𐩱

Late SabaicRead text
Artifact photograph of CIH 621, reproduced in its DASI record.CIH 621

CIH 621530 CEBiʾr ʿAlī, Yemen

The fortress of Mwyt

Sumyafaʿ Ashwaʿ and his sons record repairs to a fortress after returning from Ḥabašat and an Abyssinian invasion of Ḥimyar.

𐩪𐩣𐩺𐩰𐩲 𐩱𐩦𐩥𐩲 𐩥-𐩨𐩬𐩺-𐩠𐩥 𐩦𐩧𐩢𐩨𐩱𐩡 𐩺𐩫𐩣𐩡 𐩥-𐩣𐩲𐩵𐩫𐩧𐩨 𐩺𐩲𐩰𐩧 𐩨𐩬𐩺 𐩡𐩢𐩺𐩲𐩩 |

Late SabaicRead text
Artifact photograph of Ist 7608 bis, reproduced in its DASI record.Ist 7608 bis

Ist 7608 bisc. 530s CEḌāf, Yemen

Sumyafaʿ Ashwaʿ and Aksum

A Christian royal fragment names Sumyafaʿ Ashwaʿ, the rulers of Aksum, and Ella Aṣbeḥa. Its relationship to Wellcome A 103664 is uncertain.

[... ... 𐩥-𐩣𐩬]𐩰𐩪 𐩤𐩵𐩪 𐩪𐩣𐩺𐩰𐩲 𐩱𐩦𐩥𐩲 𐩣𐩡𐩫 𐩪[𐩨𐩱 ... ...]

Late SabaicRead text
The fragmentary vocalized-Geʿez RIÉ 195 inscription from Maʾrib, probably commissioned by Kaleb.RIÉ 195

RIÉ 195about 530 CEMaʾrib, Yemen

Aksumite Geʿez victory inscription from Maʾrib

Two fragmentary Geʿez slabs preserve an Aksumite account of a Red Sea crossing, fighting, captives, a Himyarite king, and the burning of the palace of Sabaʾ.

…ወተ…፡ …፡ ወያዓቢየከ፡ …፡ …ዶኩ፡ መርሰ፡ ዘስሙ፡ …፡ …ለ፡ ምስለ፡ አሕዛቢ…፡ …፡ ከመ፡ ይቤ፡ መዝሙር፡ ይትነሣእ፡ …፡ …፡ ጸላእቱ፡ እምቅድመ፡ ገጹ፡ …፡ …፡ ወፄውዎ፡ ወበርበረ…፡ …ሰደደ፡ አሕዛበ፡ እምቅድመ፡ …፡ …ቤትኩ፡ ውስተ፡ ሐመር፡ …፡ …ታ፡ ሐይቃ፡ ዘመጠወኒ፡ እግዚአ፡ ብሔር፡ …፡ …መራን፡ ወመንፈቁ፡ አሕዛብየ፡ …፡ …፡ መንፈቁ፡ አሕዛብየ፡ ወረደ፡ እንተ፡ ቀርጸ፡ …፡ …መንፈቁ፡ አሕዛብየ፡ ወረደ፡ …፡

RIÉ 263 / ZM 237, a nine-line vocalized-Geʿez stone fragment from Ẓafār.RIÉ 263

RIÉ 263sixth century CEẒafār, Yemen

RIÉ 263 / ZM 237, Geʿez fragment at Ẓafār

A nine-line Geʿez fragment from Himyar preserves isolated phrases from an Aksumite report; no continuous sentence survives.

1 … [word dividers] … 2 … nə wa-ʾābəḥ … 3 … [hāy]mānota ʾab … 4 … ʾangabenāy la … 5 … [K]rəstos yəma[wwəʾ] … 6 … qa ba-ṣərʾ ba-sa[lām] … 7 … nāwi wa-baṣaḥku … 8 … [waʿa]lku samuna ʿəla[ta] … 9 … yəśśənu śa …

Source register

Source register

RIÉ 1–443, with separately numbered text versions, supplements, and Arabian witnesses from the checked corpus and DASI. Dates and uncertain identifications follow the cited editions; missing texts, translations, and images are recorded below.

1–60 of 512 entries. Copies and language versions retain their own references.

DʿMT & early highlands60
  1. RIÉ 1

    Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A) · Amda Tsyon (Seglamen/Aksum area), Ethiopia; loose farmer-found slab now at Aksum · Early Sabaic (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

    Royal name; DʿMT is not named in the surviving text.

    Original
    DASI transliteration and normalized Old South Arabian Unicode are available in the reader; surviving lineation retained.
    English
    DASI/CSAI English translation available in the reader.
    Image
    Exact record media available: 1 linked DASI image(s), all visually checked; the reader uses image record 8043.
  2. RIÉ 2

    Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A) · Abba Pantaleon monastery, Aksum, Ethiopia; reused in church façade, original provenance unknown · Early Sabaic (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

    The surviving royal title explicitly names DʿMT.

    Original
    DASI transliteration and normalized Old South Arabian Unicode are available in the reader; surviving lineation retained.
    English
    DASI/CSAI English translation available in the reader.
    Image
    Exact record media available: 1 linked DASI image(s), all visually checked; the reader uses image record 8044.
  3. RIÉ 3

    Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A) · Enda Tcherqos, Aksum/Melazo area, Ethiopia; fragment now at Aksum · Early Sabaic (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

    The surviving royal title explicitly names DʿMT.

    Original
    DASI transliteration and normalized Old South Arabian Unicode are available in the reader; surviving lineation retained.
    English
    Fresh literal English rendering of the surviving text is available; DASI supplies no English translation.
    Image
    Exact record media available: 2 linked DASI image(s), all visually checked; the reader uses image record 8102.
  4. RIÉ 4

    Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A) · Enda Tcherqos, Aksum, Ethiopia · Early Sabaic (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

    Early highland royal inscription; DʿMT is not named in the surviving text.

    Original
    DASI transliteration and normalized Old South Arabian Unicode are available in the reader; surviving lineation retained.
    English
    Fresh literal English rendering of the surviving text is available; DASI supplies no English translation.
    Image
    Exact record media available: 1 linked DASI image(s), all visually checked; the reader uses image record 8045.
  5. RIÉ 5 A

    Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A) · Enda Tcherqos, Aksum/Melazo area, Ethiopia; reused in church wall · Early Sabaic (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

    The surviving royal title explicitly names DʿMT.

    Original
    DASI transliteration and normalized Old South Arabian Unicode are available in the reader; surviving lineation retained.
    English
    DASI/CSAI English translation available in the reader.
    Image
    Exact record media available: 1 linked DASI image(s), all visually checked; the reader uses image record 8354.
  6. RIÉ 5 B

    Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A) · Enda Tcherqos, Aksum/Melazo area, Ethiopia; reused in church wall · Early Sabaic (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

    The name DʿMT is restored by the editor; it is not independently preserved.

    Original
    DASI transliteration and normalized Old South Arabian Unicode are available in the reader; surviving lineation retained.
    English
    DASI/CSAI English translation available in the reader.
    Image
    Exact record media available: 1 linked DASI image(s), all visually checked; the reader uses image record 8359.
  7. RIÉ 6

    Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A) · Hawlti, Aksum, Ethiopia · Early Sabaic (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

    Early highland royal inscription; DʿMT is not named in the surviving text.

    Original
    DASI transliteration and normalized Old South Arabian Unicode are available in the reader; surviving lineation retained.
    English
    Fresh literal English rendering of the surviving text is available; DASI supplies no English translation.
    Image
    Exact record media available: 1 linked DASI image(s), all visually checked; the reader uses image record 8046.
  8. RIÉ 7

    Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A) · Yeha, Tigray, Ethiopia; altar now in the National Archaeological Museum, Addis Ababa · Early Sabaic (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

    Royal name; DʿMT is not named in the surviving text.

    Original
    DASI transliteration and normalized Old South Arabian Unicode are available in the reader; surviving lineation retained.
    English
    DASI/CSAI English translation available in the reader.
    Image
    Exact record media available: 3 linked DASI image(s), all visually checked; the reader uses image record 8242.
  9. RIÉ 8

    Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A) · Addi Gelemo, Wuqro area, Ethiopia; portable object from a mixed cache · Early Sabaic (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

    The surviving royal title explicitly names DʿMT.

    Original
    DASI transliteration and normalized Old South Arabian Unicode are available in the reader; surviving lineation retained.
    English
    DASI/CSAI English translation available in the reader.
    Image
    Exact record media available: 3 linked DASI image(s), all visually checked; the reader uses image record 8324.
  10. RIÉ 9

    Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A) · ʿAddi ʾAkawǝḥ, Wuqro area, Ethiopia; preserved at Abba Garima church · Early Sabaic (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

    The surviving royal title explicitly names DʿMT.

    Original
    DASI transliteration and normalized Old South Arabian Unicode are available in the reader; surviving lineation retained.
    English
    DASI/CSAI English translation available in the reader.
    Image
    Exact record media available: 3 linked DASI image(s), all visually checked; the reader uses image record 8195.
  11. RIÉ 10

    Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A) · ʿAddi ʾAkawǝḥ, Wuqro area, Ethiopia; preserved at Abba Garima church · Early Sabaic (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

    The surviving royal title explicitly names DʿMT.

    Original
    DASI transliteration and normalized Old South Arabian Unicode are available in the reader; surviving lineation retained.
    English
    DASI/CSAI English translation available in the reader.
    Image
    Exact record media available: 4 linked DASI image(s), all visually checked; the reader uses image record 8355.
  12. RIÉ 11

    Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A) · Kaskase/Keskese, Senafe area, Eritrea; in-situ architectural column · Early Sabaic (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

    Royal name; DʿMT is not named in the surviving text.

    Original
    DASI transliteration and normalized Old South Arabian Unicode are available in the reader; surviving lineation retained.
    English
    DASI/CSAI English translation available in the reader.
    Image
    Exact record media available: 2 linked DASI image(s), all visually checked; the reader uses image record 8320.
  13. RIÉ 12

    Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A) · Kaskase/Keskese, Senafe area, Eritrea; in-situ architectural column · Early Sabaic (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

    Royal name; DʿMT is not named in the surviving text.

    Original
    DASI transliteration and normalized Old South Arabian Unicode are available in the reader; surviving lineation retained.
    English
    Fresh literal English rendering of the surviving text is available; DASI supplies no English translation.
    Image
    Exact record media available: 2 linked DASI image(s), all visually checked; the reader uses image record 8246.
  14. RIÉ 13

    Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A) · Unknown (Ethiopia), Ethiopia · Early Sabaic (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

    Early highland royal inscription; DʿMT is not named in the surviving text.

    Original
    DASI transliteration and normalized Old South Arabian Unicode are available in the reader; surviving lineation retained.
    English
    DASI/CSAI English translation available in the reader.
    Image
    Exact record media available: 1 linked DASI image(s), all visually checked; the reader uses image record 8337.
  15. RIÉ 14

    Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A) · Hawlti, Aksum, Ethiopia · Early Sabaic (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

    Early highland dedication, private inscription, or fragment.

    Original
    DASI transliteration and normalized Old South Arabian Unicode are available in the reader; surviving lineation retained.
    English
    Fresh literal English rendering of the surviving text is available; DASI supplies no English translation.
    Image
    Exact record media available: 3 linked DASI image(s), all visually checked; the reader uses image record 8382.
  16. RIÉ 15

    Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A) · Hawlti, Aksum, Ethiopia · Early Sabaic (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

    Early highland dedication, private inscription, or fragment.

    Original
    DASI transliteration and normalized Old South Arabian Unicode are available in the reader; surviving lineation retained.
    English
    Fresh literal English rendering of the surviving text is available; DASI supplies no English translation.
    Image
    Exact record media available: 1 linked DASI image(s), all visually checked; the reader uses image record 8047.
  17. RIÉ 16

    Pre-Aksumite; absolute date not supplied by DASI · Hawlti, Aksum, Ethiopia · Early Sabaic (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

    Early highland dedication, private inscription, or fragment.

    Original
    DASI transliteration and normalized Old South Arabian Unicode are available in the reader; surviving lineation retained.
    English
    No continuous semantic translation is possible from the surviving fragment; the reader explains the limit.
    Image
    Exact record media available: 1 linked DASI image(s), all visually checked; the reader uses image record 8048.
  18. RIÉ 17

    Pre-Aksumite; absolute date not supplied by DASI · Hawlti, Aksum, Ethiopia · Early Sabaic (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

    Early highland dedication, private inscription, or fragment.

    Original
    DASI transliteration and normalized Old South Arabian Unicode are available in the reader; surviving lineation retained.
    English
    No continuous semantic translation is possible from the surviving fragment; the reader explains the limit.
    Image
    Exact record media available: 1 linked DASI image(s), all visually checked; the reader uses image record 8049.
  19. RIÉ 18

    Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A) · Enda Tcherqos, Aksum, Ethiopia · Early Sabaic (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

    Early highland dedication, private inscription, or fragment.

    Original
    DASI transliteration and normalized Old South Arabian Unicode are available in the reader; surviving lineation retained.
    English
    Fresh literal English rendering of the surviving text is available; DASI supplies no English translation.
    Image
    Exact record media available: 1 linked DASI image(s), all visually checked; the reader uses image record 8360.
  20. RIÉ 19

    Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A) · Enda Tcherqos, Aksum, Ethiopia · Early Sabaic (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

    Early highland dedication, private inscription, or fragment.

    Original
    DASI transliteration and normalized Old South Arabian Unicode are available in the reader; surviving lineation retained.
    English
    Fresh literal English rendering of the surviving text is available; DASI supplies no English translation.
    Image
    Exact record media available: 2 linked DASI image(s), all visually checked; the reader uses image record 8377.
  21. RIÉ 20

    Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A) · Gobochela, Aksum, Ethiopia · Early Sabaic (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

    Early highland dedication, private inscription, or fragment.

    Original
    DASI transliteration and normalized Old South Arabian Unicode are available in the reader; surviving lineation retained.
    English
    DASI/CSAI English translation available in the reader.
    Image
    Exact record media available: 2 linked DASI image(s), all visually checked; the reader uses image record 8505.
  22. RIÉ 21

    Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A) · Gobochela, Aksum, Ethiopia · Early Sabaic (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

    Early highland dedication, private inscription, or fragment.

    Original
    DASI transliteration and normalized Old South Arabian Unicode are available in the reader; surviving lineation retained.
    English
    No continuous semantic translation is possible from the surviving fragment; the reader explains the limit.
    Image
    Exact record media available: 2 linked DASI image(s), all visually checked; the reader uses image record 8506.
  23. RIÉ 22

    Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A) · Gobochela, Aksum, Ethiopia · Early Sabaic (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

    Early highland dedication, private inscription, or fragment.

    Original
    DASI transliteration and normalized Old South Arabian Unicode are available in the reader; surviving lineation retained.
    English
    Fresh literal English rendering of the surviving text is available; DASI supplies no English translation.
    Image
    Exact record media available: 1 linked DASI image(s), all visually checked; the reader uses image record 8501.
  24. RIÉ 23

    Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A) · Gobochela, Aksum, Ethiopia · Early Sabaic (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

    Early highland dedication, private inscription, or fragment.

    Original
    DASI transliteration and normalized Old South Arabian Unicode are available in the reader; surviving lineation retained.
    English
    DASI/CSAI English translation available in the reader.
    Image
    Exact record media available: 1 linked DASI image(s), all visually checked; the reader uses image record 8508.
  25. RIÉ 24

    Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A) · Gobochela, Aksum, Ethiopia · Early Sabaic (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

    Early highland dedication, private inscription, or fragment.

    Original
    DASI transliteration and normalized Old South Arabian Unicode are available in the reader; surviving lineation retained.
    English
    DASI/CSAI English translation available in the reader.
    Image
    Exact record media available: 1 linked DASI image(s), all visually checked; the reader uses image record 8515.
  26. RIÉ 25

    Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A) · Gobochela, Aksum, Ethiopia · Early Sabaic (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

    Early highland dedication, private inscription, or fragment.

    Original
    DASI transliteration and normalized Old South Arabian Unicode are available in the reader; surviving lineation retained.
    English
    Fresh literal English rendering of the surviving text is available; DASI supplies no English translation.
    Image
    Exact record media available: 2 linked DASI image(s), all visually checked; the reader uses image record 8362.
  27. RIÉ 26

    Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A) · Gobochela, Aksum, Ethiopia · Early Sabaic (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

    Early highland dedication, private inscription, or fragment.

    Original
    DASI transliteration and normalized Old South Arabian Unicode are available in the reader; surviving lineation retained.
    English
    DASI/CSAI English translation available in the reader.
    Image
    Exact record media available: 1 linked DASI image(s), all visually checked; the reader uses image record 8502.
  28. RIÉ 27

    Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A) · Gobochela, Aksum, Ethiopia · Early Sabaic (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

    Early highland dedication, private inscription, or fragment.

    Original
    DASI transliteration and normalized Old South Arabian Unicode are available in the reader; surviving lineation retained.
    English
    DASI/CSAI English translation available in the reader.
    Image
    Exact record media available: 1 linked DASI image(s), all visually checked; the reader uses image record 8503.
  29. RIÉ 28

    Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A) · Gobochela, Aksum, Ethiopia · Early Sabaic (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

    Early highland dedication, private inscription, or fragment.

    Original
    DASI transliteration and normalized Old South Arabian Unicode are available in the reader; surviving lineation retained.
    English
    Fresh literal English rendering of the surviving text is available; DASI supplies no English translation.
    Image
    Exact record media available: 2 linked DASI image(s), all visually checked; the reader uses image record 8539.
  30. RIÉ 29

    Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A) · Gobochela, Aksum, Ethiopia · Early Sabaic (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

    Early highland dedication, private inscription, or fragment.

    Original
    DASI transliteration and normalized Old South Arabian Unicode are available in the reader; surviving lineation retained.
    English
    DASI/CSAI English translation available in the reader.
    Image
    Exact record media available: 1 linked DASI image(s), all visually checked; the reader uses image record 8540.
  31. RIÉ 30

    Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A) · Gobochela, Aksum, Ethiopia · Early Sabaic (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

    Early highland dedication, private inscription, or fragment.

    Original
    DASI transliteration and normalized Old South Arabian Unicode are available in the reader; surviving lineation retained.
    English
    DASI/CSAI English translation available in the reader.
    Image
    Exact record media available: 3 linked DASI image(s), all visually checked; the reader uses image record 8542.
  32. RIÉ 31

    Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A) · Gobochela, Aksum, Ethiopia · Early Sabaic (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

    Early highland dedication, private inscription, or fragment.

    Original
    DASI transliteration and normalized Old South Arabian Unicode are available in the reader; surviving lineation retained.
    English
    DASI/CSAI English translation available in the reader.
    Image
    Exact record media available: 3 linked DASI image(s), all visually checked; the reader uses image record 8544.
  33. RIÉ 32

    Pre-Aksumite period; precise date uncertain · Gobochela · Early highland inscription; Old South Arabian alphabet

    Uninterpreted inscription on a bull. The edition cannot establish the relationships between the words. A possible divine name on the foreleg does not yield a continuous translation.

    Original
    Full native-script edition not retrieved.
    English
    The published commentary offers no secure translation.
    Image
    No verified artifact image retrieved for this entry.
  34. RIÉ 33 A

    Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A) · Yeha, Tigray, Ethiopia · Early Sabaic (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

    Early highland dedication, private inscription, or fragment.

    Original
    DASI transliteration and normalized Old South Arabian Unicode are available in the reader; surviving lineation retained.
    English
    DASI/CSAI English translation available in the reader.
    Image
    Exact record media available: 1 linked DASI image(s), all visually checked; the reader uses image record 9078.
  35. RIÉ 33 B

    Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A) · Yeha, Tigray, Ethiopia · Early Sabaic (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

    Early highland dedication, private inscription, or fragment.

    Original
    DASI transliteration and normalized Old South Arabian Unicode are available in the reader; surviving lineation retained.
    English
    Fresh literal English rendering of the surviving text is available; DASI supplies no English translation.
    Image
    Exact record media available: 1 linked DASI image(s), all visually checked; the reader uses image record 9079.
  36. RIÉ 34

    Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A) · Yeha, Tigray, Ethiopia · Early Sabaic (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

    Early highland dedication, private inscription, or fragment.

    Original
    DASI transliteration and normalized Old South Arabian Unicode are available in the reader; surviving lineation retained.
    English
    DASI/CSAI English translation available in the reader.
    Image
    Exact record media available: 2 linked DASI image(s), all visually checked; the reader uses image record 8551.
  37. RIÉ 35

    Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A) · Yeha, Tigray, Ethiopia · Early Sabaic (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

    Early highland dedication, private inscription, or fragment.

    Original
    DASI transliteration and normalized Old South Arabian Unicode are available in the reader; surviving lineation retained.
    English
    DASI/CSAI English translation available in the reader.
    Image
    Exact record media available: 3 linked DASI image(s), all visually checked; the reader uses image record 8554.
  38. RIÉ 36

    Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A) · Yeha, Tigray, Ethiopia · Early Sabaic (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

    Early highland dedication, private inscription, or fragment.

    Original
    DASI transliteration and normalized Old South Arabian Unicode are available in the reader; surviving lineation retained.
    English
    DASI/CSAI English translation available in the reader.
    Image
    Exact record media available: 1 linked DASI image(s), all visually checked; the reader uses image record 9099.
  39. RIÉ 37

    Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A) · Yeha, Tigray, Ethiopia · Early Sabaic (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

    Early highland royal inscription; DʿMT is not named in the surviving text.

    Original
    DASI transliteration and normalized Old South Arabian Unicode are available in the reader; surviving lineation retained.
    English
    DASI/CSAI English translation available in the reader.
    Image
    Exact record media available: 2 linked DASI image(s), all visually checked; the reader uses image record 8556.
  40. RIÉ 38

    Pre-Aksumite period; precise date uncertain · Yeha · Early highland inscription; Old South Arabian alphabet

    Surviving fragment, partly interpreted. The beginning is lost. The readings and meanings of the intervening words are uncertain; the final protective formula is translated by the edition.

    Original
    Full native-script edition not retrieved.
    English
    English rendering of the published translation or lexical commentary.
    Image
    No verified artifact image retrieved for this entry.
  41. RIÉ 39

    Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A) · Yeha, Tigray, Ethiopia · Early Sabaic (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

    Early highland dedication, private inscription, or fragment.

    Original
    DASI transliteration and normalized Old South Arabian Unicode are available in the reader; surviving lineation retained.
    English
    DASI/CSAI English translation available in the reader.
    Image
    Exact record media available: 1 linked DASI image(s), all visually checked; the reader uses image record 8550.
  42. RIÉ 40

    Pre-Aksumite period; precise date uncertain · Yeha · Early highland inscription; Old South Arabian alphabet

    Uncertain fragment. The once-proposed reading “his house AUM” relies on a disputed restoration. The edition favours bwm over ʾwm and does not establish a continuous translation.

    Original
    Full native-script edition not retrieved.
    English
    The published commentary offers no secure translation.
    Image
    No verified artifact image retrieved for this entry.
  43. RIÉ 41

    Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A) · Yeha, Tigray, Ethiopia · Early Sabaic (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

    Early highland dedication, private inscription, or fragment.

    Original
    DASI transliteration and normalized Old South Arabian Unicode are available in the reader; surviving lineation retained.
    English
    Fresh literal English rendering of the surviving text is available; DASI supplies no English translation.
    Image
    Exact record media available: 1 linked DASI image(s), all visually checked; the reader uses image record 8978.
  44. RIÉ 42

    Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A) · Yeha, Tigray, Ethiopia · Early Sabaic (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

    Early highland dedication, private inscription, or fragment.

    Original
    DASI transliteration and normalized Old South Arabian Unicode are available in the reader; surviving lineation retained.
    English
    Fresh literal English rendering of the surviving text is available; DASI supplies no English translation.
    Image
    Exact record media available: 1 linked DASI image(s), all visually checked; the reader uses image record 8979.
  45. RIÉ 43

    Pre-Aksumite period; precise date uncertain · Yeha · Early highland inscription; Old South Arabian alphabet

    Possible monogram. Several personal-name readings have been proposed, including BKM, BKLM and KLBM. The copy does not establish a unique reading.

    Original
    Full native-script edition not retrieved.
    English
    The published commentary offers no secure translation.
    Image
    No verified artifact image retrieved for this entry.
  46. RIÉ 44

    Pre-Aksumite period; precise date uncertain · Yeha · Early highland inscription; Old South Arabian alphabet

    Uninterpreted inscription. The edition offers no interpretation.

    Original
    Full native-script edition not retrieved.
    English
    The published commentary offers no secure translation.
    Image
    No verified artifact image retrieved for this entry.
  47. RIÉ 45

    Pre-Aksumite period; precise date uncertain · Yeha · Early highland inscription; Old South Arabian alphabet

    Possible mason’s mark. The edition tentatively identifies a mason’s mark; no linguistic translation is given.

    Original
    Full native-script edition not retrieved.
    English
    The published commentary offers no secure translation.
    Image
    No verified artifact image retrieved for this entry.
  48. RIÉ 46

    Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A) · Yeha, Tigray, Ethiopia · Early Sabaic (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

    Early highland dedication, private inscription, or fragment.

    Original
    DASI transliteration and normalized Old South Arabian Unicode are available in the reader; surviving lineation retained.
    English
    Fresh literal English rendering of the surviving text is available; DASI supplies no English translation.
    Image
    Exact record media available: 1 linked DASI image(s), all visually checked; the reader uses image record 8720.
  49. RIÉ 47

    Pre-Aksumite period; precise date uncertain · Yeha · Early highland inscription; Old South Arabian alphabet

    Surviving text, partly interpreted. mṭry designates the altar but its precise meaning is uncertain. The final sequence ws nsb tyw remains uninterpreted; “projection” describes the stone surface.

    Original
    Full native-script edition not retrieved.
    English
    English rendering of the published translation or lexical commentary.
    Image
    No verified artifact image retrieved for this entry.
  50. RIÉ 48

    Pre-Aksumite period; precise date uncertain · Yeha · Early highland inscription; Old South Arabian alphabet

    Uninterpreted incense-burner inscription. The edition rejects the older translation “altar for bloody sacrifices to Sīn”; both reading and interpretation remain uncertain.

    Original
    Full native-script edition not retrieved.
    English
    The published commentary offers no secure translation.
    Image
    No verified artifact image retrieved for this entry.
  51. RIÉ 49

    Pre-Aksumite period; precise date uncertain · Yeha · Early highland inscription; Old South Arabian alphabet

    Probable mason’s mark. No linguistic translation is given.

    Original
    Full native-script edition not retrieved.
    English
    The published commentary offers no secure translation.
    Image
    No verified artifact image retrieved for this entry.
  52. RIÉ 50

    Pre-Aksumite period; precise date uncertain · Yeha · Early highland inscription; Old South Arabian alphabet

    Probable mason’s mark. No linguistic translation is given.

    Original
    Full native-script edition not retrieved.
    English
    The published commentary offers no secure translation.
    Image
    No verified artifact image retrieved for this entry.
  53. RIÉ 51

    Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A) · Samrē, Mekele, Ethiopia · Early Sabaic (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

    Early highland dedication, private inscription, or fragment.

    Original
    DASI transliteration and normalized Old South Arabian Unicode are available in the reader; surviving lineation retained.
    English
    DASI/CSAI English translation available in the reader.
    Image
    Exact record media available: 1 linked DASI image(s), all visually checked; the reader uses image record 9237.
  54. RIÉ 52

    Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A) · Addi Gelemo, Wuqro, Ethiopia · Early Sabaic (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

    Early highland dedication, private inscription, or fragment.

    Original
    DASI transliteration and normalized Old South Arabian Unicode are available in the reader; surviving lineation retained.
    English
    DASI/CSAI English translation available in the reader.
    Image
    Exact record media available: 1 linked DASI image(s), all visually checked; the reader uses image record 9211.
  55. RIÉ 53 A

    Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A) · Addi Kerāmāten, Senafe, Eritrea · Early Sabaic (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

    Early highland dedication, private inscription, or fragment.

    Original
    DASI transliteration and normalized Old South Arabian Unicode are available in the reader; surviving lineation retained.
    English
    DASI/CSAI English translation available in the reader.
    Image
    Exact record media available: 2 linked DASI image(s), all visually checked; the reader uses image record 9240.
  56. RIÉ 53 B

    Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A) · Addi Kerāmāten, Senafe, Eritrea · Early Sabaic (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

    Early highland dedication, private inscription, or fragment.

    Original
    DASI transliteration and normalized Old South Arabian Unicode are available in the reader; surviving lineation retained.
    English
    DASI/CSAI English translation available in the reader.
    Image
    Exact record media available: 3 linked DASI image(s), all visually checked; the reader uses image record 9241.
  57. RIÉ 53 C

    Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A) · Addi Kerāmāten, Senafe, Eritrea · Early Sabaic (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

    Early highland dedication, private inscription, or fragment.

    Original
    DASI transliteration and normalized Old South Arabian Unicode are available in the reader; surviving lineation retained.
    English
    Fresh literal English rendering of the surviving text is available; DASI supplies no English translation.
    Image
    Exact record media available: 2 linked DASI image(s), all visually checked; the reader uses image record 9242.
  58. RIÉ 54

    Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A) · Addi Kerāmāten, Senafe, Eritrea · Early Sabaic (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

    Early highland dedication, private inscription, or fragment.

    Original
    DASI transliteration and normalized Old South Arabian Unicode are available in the reader; surviving lineation retained.
    English
    Fresh literal English rendering of the surviving text is available; DASI supplies no English translation.
    Image
    Exact record media available: 2 linked DASI image(s), all visually checked; the reader uses image record 9243.
  59. RIÉ 55

    Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A) · Matara, Senafe, Eritrea · Early Sabaic (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

    Early highland dedication, private inscription, or fragment.

    Original
    DASI transliteration and normalized Old South Arabian Unicode are available in the reader; surviving lineation retained.
    English
    DASI/CSAI English translation available in the reader.
    Image
    Exact record media available: 1 linked DASI image(s), all visually checked; the reader uses image record 8964.
  60. RIÉ 56

    Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A) · Matara, Senafe, Eritrea · Early Sabaic (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

    Early highland dedication, private inscription, or fragment.

    Original
    DASI transliteration and normalized Old South Arabian Unicode are available in the reader; surviving lineation retained.
    English
    Fresh literal English rendering of the surviving text is available; DASI supplies no English translation.
    Image
    Exact record media available: 1 linked DASI image(s), all visually checked; the reader uses image record 9246.