418 inscriptions

Inscriptions

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

RIÉ 189ʿEzana’s Noba campaignAksum, Ethiopia

Catalogue

418 inscriptions in chronological order

Showing 73–96

RIÉ 77

RIÉ 77Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A)Feqya, Senafe, Eritrea

RIÉ 77: stone piece from Feqya

DASI catalogues this dedicatory text - fragmentary on a stone piece of stone from Feqya, Eritrea.

𐩪𐩦𐩧𐩥𐩣 [... ...]

Ethiopian Early SabaicRead text

RIÉ 78

RIÉ 78Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A)Feqya, Senafe, Eritrea

RIÉ 78: stone piece from Feqya

DASI catalogues this dedicatory text - fragmentary (conjectural) on a stone piece of stone from Feqya, Eritrea.

[... ...](𐩣)((𐩦)) 𐩨𐩬 𐩺𐩨𐩦𐩣

Ethiopian Early SabaicRead text

RIÉ 79

RIÉ 79Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A)Feqya, Senafe, Eritrea

RIÉ 79: stone piece from Feqya

DASI catalogues this inscription on a stone piece of stone from Feqya, Eritrea.

𐩧𐩵𐩱((𐩧𐩵𐩱))

Ethiopian Early SabaicRead text

RIÉ 81

RIÉ 81Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A)Feqya, Senafe, Eritrea

RIÉ 81: stone piece from Feqya

DASI catalogues this inscription on a stone piece of stone from Feqya, Eritrea.

𐩺𐩢𐩬𐩬𐩣 𐩨𐩬 𐩲𐩺𐩵𐩵

Ethiopian Early SabaicRead text

RIÉ 82

RIÉ 82Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A)Feqya, Senafe, Eritrea

RIÉ 82: stone piece from Feqya

DASI catalogues this inscription on a stone piece of stone from Feqya, Eritrea.

𐩠𐩲𐩬 𐩨𐩬 𐩢𐩺𐩥

Ethiopian Early SabaicRead text

RIÉ 83

RIÉ 83Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A)Barachit, Debub, Eritrea

RIÉ 83: stone piece from Barachit

DASI catalogues this inscription on a stone piece of stone from Barachit, Eritrea, now recorded at Asmara.

𐩢𐩺𐩳𐩳 𐩨𐩬|

Ethiopian Early SabaicRead text

RIÉ 84

RIÉ 84Early 1st millennium–5th/4th c. BCE (DASI Period A)Dera, Eritrea

RIÉ 84: slab from Dera

DASI catalogues this dedicatory text - fragmentary on a slab of stone from Dera, Eritrea.

[... ...]𐩣 𐩹-𐩧𐩺—

Ethiopian Early SabaicRead text

Five-line Ethio-Sabaean inscription on the altar block from Ṣ́ǝrḥan

GE Ṣ́ǝrḥan 1 · Altar dedication · Photograph

GE Ṣ́ǝrḥan 1First half of the 1st millennium BCEṢ́ǝrḥan, Aḥfärom, Tǝgray, Ethiopia

Taʿattarat’s altar dedication to ḏāt Ḥamēn

A woman named Taʿattarat dedicated a Maslam altar to ḏāt Ḥamēn under the authority of the previously unattested king ḏū Lakkān, grandson of king Lāmān.

◊ / 𐩩𐩲𐩩𐩧𐩩 / 𐩠𐩤𐩬

Ethio-SabaeanRead text

RIÉ 38

No verified photograph or facsimile of this artifact has been retrieved.

RIÉ 38Pre-Aksumite period; precise date uncertainYeha

Inscription from Yeha

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.

Native-script transcription is not available here.

Early highland inscriptionRead text

RIÉ 47

No verified photograph or facsimile of this artifact has been retrieved.

RIÉ 47Pre-Aksumite period; precise date uncertainYeha

Inscription from Yeha

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.

Native-script transcription is not available here.

Early highland inscriptionRead text

RIÉ 58

No verified photograph or facsimile of this artifact has been retrieved.

RIÉ 58Pre-Aksumite period; precise date uncertainMatara during the excavation of the mound B

Dedication from Matara during the excavation of the mound B

Surviving dedicatory fragment. The beginning, ending, and part of the divine name are lost; brackets retain the edition’s restoration.

Native-script transcription is not available here.

Early highland inscriptionRead text

RIÉ 64

No verified photograph or facsimile of this artifact has been retrieved.

RIÉ 64Pre-Aksumite period; precise date uncertainMatara during the excavation of the mound E2

Inscription from Matara during the excavation of the mound E2

Probable personal name. The same letter sequence names the tribe Bakīl elsewhere, but the edition considers a personal name more likely here.

BKLM

Early highland inscriptionRead text

RIÉ 68

No verified photograph or facsimile of this artifact has been retrieved.

RIÉ 68Pre-Aksumite period; precise date uncertainMatara

Inscription from Matara

Name; other marks uninterpreted. Two m signs on the right-hand stone remain uninterpreted.

ʿNYM

Early highland inscriptionRead text

RIÉ 69

No verified photograph or facsimile of this artifact has been retrieved.

RIÉ 69Pre-Aksumite period; precise date uncertainDibdib

Dedication from Dibdib

Published translation of the three-line dedication. DWL may designate a locality, region, people, or tribe; the edition does not resolve which.

Native-script transcription is not available here.

Early highland inscriptionRead text

RIÉ 74

No verified photograph or facsimile of this artifact has been retrieved.

RIÉ 74Pre-Aksumite period; precise date uncertainFeqya, engraved on a stone

Dedication from Feqya, engraved on a stone

Surviving dedication with editorial restoration. The lost verb could have been singular or plural. <This stone> is supplied from the object, not a surviving word.

Native-script transcription is not available here.

Early highland inscriptionRead text

RIÉ 75

No verified photograph or facsimile of this artifact has been retrieved.

RIÉ 75Pre-Aksumite period; precise date uncertainFeqya, engraved on a stone

Dedication from Feqya, engraved on a stone

Published translation of the surviving three-line dedication. <This stone> is supplied from the object. HYW is probably a co-dedicant.

Native-script transcription is not available here.

Early highland inscriptionRead text

Published facsimile for DAE IV 36, corresponding to RIÉ 85.

DAE IV no. 36, printed p. 63; facsimile corresponding to RIÉ 85.

RIÉ 85Pre-Aksumite period; precise date uncertainTokhonda, engraved on a stone

Inscription from Tokhonda, engraved on a stone

Published translation of two short texts. The divine names in Text II are probable readings; the etymology of YGDY is uncertain.

YGDY / ḤBS // [ʿW]B / NYRWY

Early highland inscriptionRead text

Published facsimile for DAE IV 37, corresponding to RIÉ 86.

DAE IV no. 37, printed p. 63; facsimile corresponding to RIÉ 86.

RIÉ 86Pre-Aksumite period; precise date uncertainTokhonda, engraved on a stone

Inscription from Tokhonda, engraved on a stone

Probable personal name. The name is otherwise unknown; its proposed compound structure has no convincing etymology.

SBGLY

Early highland inscriptionRead text

Published facsimile for DAE IV 38, corresponding to RIÉ 87.

DAE IV no. 38, printed p. 64; facsimile corresponding to RIÉ 87.

RIÉ 87Pre-Aksumite period; precise date uncertainTokhonda, engraved on a stone

Inscription from Tokhonda, engraved on a stone

Preferred identification within an uncertain text. Drewes prefers a personal-name interpretation of ḤYWT over Littmann’s tentative ‘for the life of ʾAgʷabat’; the exact form and etymology of the other names remain doubtful.

ḤYWT (?)

Early highland inscriptionRead text

RIÉ 88

No verified photograph or facsimile of this artifact has been retrieved.

RIÉ 88Pre-Aksumite period; precise date uncertainTokhonda, engraved on a stone

Inscription from Tokhonda, engraved on a stone

Alternative readings of a personal name. Both readings are offered; the root is secure but the final consonant is not.

SMʿN / SMʿS

Early highland inscriptionRead text

RIÉ 89

No verified photograph or facsimile of this artifact has been retrieved.

RIÉ 89Pre-Aksumite period; precise date uncertainKelette Afa, engraved on a stone

Inscription from Kelette Afa, engraved on a stone

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

WKLʾL bn GʿSY

Early highland inscriptionRead text

RIÉ 90

No verified photograph or facsimile of this artifact has been retrieved.

RIÉ 90Pre-Aksumite period; precise date uncertainLaʿlay ʿAddi, engraved on a stone

Inscription from Laʿlay ʿAddi, engraved on a stone

Preserved personal name. The same name occurs in RIÉ 91 and 124–126.

GBRN

Early highland inscriptionRead text

RIÉ 91

No verified photograph or facsimile of this artifact has been retrieved.

RIÉ 91Pre-Aksumite period; precise date uncertainLaʿlay ʿAddi, engraved on a stone

Inscription from Laʿlay ʿAddi, engraved on a stone

Two preserved personal names. The etymology of ḤDBR remains uncertain.

GBRN // ḤDBR

Early highland inscriptionRead text

RIÉ 92

No verified photograph or facsimile of this artifact has been retrieved.

RIÉ 92Pre-Aksumite period; precise date uncertainLaʿlay ʿAddi

Inscription from Laʿlay ʿAddi

Two partly legible names from four texts. Only the names in Texts II and III are more or less legible; the reading and derivation of both remain doubtful.

WNʾN / ʿNʾN (?) // DBRY

Early highland inscriptionRead text

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.

241–300 of 512 entries. Copies and language versions retain their own references.

Aksumite corpus & Arabian witnesses59

RIÉ 214
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · Abba Liqanos · Geʿez
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Native-script transcription not available here; transliterated reading supplied
English
English translation or lexical gloss available in reader
Image
Exact facsimile from Littmann, DAE IV (1913), no. 23, available in the reader.
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 214, pp. 310.
- Enno Littmann, Deutsche Aksum-Expedition IV (1913), p. 53, no. 23.
RIÉ 215
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · Abba Mäṭaʿ · Geʿez
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Native-script transcription not available here; transliterated reading supplied
English
English translation or lexical gloss available in reader
Image
Published plate cited; image not yet available here
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 215, pp. 311.
RIÉ 216
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · Yǝḥa · Geʿez
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Edition text not transcribed here; published RIÉ or DAE plate cited
English
No secure translation in the checked source, or translation not yet available here
Image
Published plate cited; image not yet available here
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 216, pp. 311.
RIÉ 217
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · ʾAmbā ʾAddi Māqdās · Geʿez
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Edition text not transcribed here; published RIÉ or DAE plate cited
English
English translation or lexical gloss available in reader
Image
Published plate cited; image not yet available here
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 217, pp. 311–312.
RIÉ 218
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · ʿAnza · Geʿez
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Edition text not transcribed here; published RIÉ or DAE plate cited
English
English translation or lexical gloss available in reader
Image
Published plate cited; image not yet available here
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 218, pp. 312.
RIÉ 219
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · Nāzret Māryām · Geʿez
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Edition text not transcribed here; published RIÉ or DAE plate cited
English
English translation or lexical gloss available in reader
Image
Published plate cited; image not yet available here
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 219, pp. 315.
RIÉ 220
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · Gundǝfru Śǝllase · Geʿez
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Edition text not transcribed here; published RIÉ or DAE plate cited
English
No secure translation in the checked source, or translation not yet available here
Image
Published plate cited; image not yet available here
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 220, pp. 316.
RIÉ 221
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · May Mbio · Geʿez
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Native-script transcription not available here; transliterated reading supplied
English
English translation or lexical gloss available in reader
Image
No exact artifact image available here
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 221, pp. 317.
RIÉ 222
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · Dǝḵana · Geʿez
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Native-script transcription not yet available
English
English translation or lexical gloss available in reader
Image
No exact artifact image available here
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 222, pp. 317.
RIÉ 223
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · Maṭarā · Geʿez
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Native-script transcription available in reader
English
English translation available in reader
Image
Exact artifact photograph or published plate available in reader
- RIÉ I (Bernand, Drewes and Schneider 1991), page 318-319; RIÉ I (Bernand, Drewes and Schneider 1991), page 318—319; RIÉ II, plates (Bernand, Drewes and Schneider 1991), plate 159—160; RIÉ III.B (Drewes 2019), page 318—322
RIÉ 224
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · Maṭarā · Geʿez
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Native-script transcription not available here; transliterated reading supplied
English
English translation or lexical gloss available in reader
Image
Published plate cited; image not yet available here
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 224, pp. 322.
RIÉ 225
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · Maṭarā · Geʿez
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Edition text not transcribed here; published RIÉ or DAE plate cited
English
English translation or lexical gloss available in reader
Image
Published plate cited; image not yet available here
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 225, pp. 323.
RIÉ 226
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · Maṭarā · Geʿez
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Edition text not transcribed here; published RIÉ or DAE plate cited
English
English translation or lexical gloss available in reader
Image
Published plate cited; image not yet available here
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 226, pp. 323.
RIÉ 227
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · Maṭarā · Geʿez
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Native-script transcription not yet available
English
No secure translation in the checked source, or translation not yet available here
Image
No exact artifact image available here
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 227, pp. 323.
RIÉ 228
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · Edit · Geʿez
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Edition text not transcribed here; published RIÉ or DAE plate cited
English
English translation or lexical gloss available in reader
Image
Published plate cited; image not yet available here
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 228, pp. 324.
RIÉ 229
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · Edit · Geʿez
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Edition text not transcribed here; published RIÉ or DAE plate cited
English
English translation or lexical gloss available in reader
Image
Published plate cited; image not yet available here
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 229, pp. 324–325.
RIÉ 230
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · Edit · Geʿez
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Edition text not transcribed here; published RIÉ or DAE plate cited
English
English translation or lexical gloss available in reader
Image
Published plate cited; image not yet available here
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 230, pp. 325–326.
RIÉ 231
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · Edit · Geʿez
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Edition text not transcribed here; published RIÉ or DAE plate cited
English
No secure translation in the checked source, or translation not yet available here
Image
Published plate cited; image not yet available here
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 231, pp. 326.
RIÉ 233
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · Dabra Dāmmo · Geʿez
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Native-script transcription not yet available
English
English translation or lexical gloss available in reader
Image
No exact artifact image available here
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 233, pp. 334.
RIÉ 234
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · Dǝrʿā Qoḥayto · Geʿez
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Native-script transcription not yet available
English
English translation or lexical gloss available in reader
Image
No exact artifact image available here
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 234, pp. 334.
RIÉ 235
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · Laʿlay ʿAddi · Geʿez
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Native-script transcription not available here; transliterated reading supplied
English
English translation or lexical gloss available in reader
Image
No exact artifact image available here
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 235, pp. 334–335.
RIÉ 236
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · Laʿlay ʿAddi · Geʿez
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Native-script transcription not yet available
English
No secure translation in the checked source, or translation not yet available here
Image
No exact artifact image available here
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 236, pp. 335.
RIÉ 237
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · Daqanāmo · Geʿez
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Edition text not transcribed here; published RIÉ or DAE plate cited
English
No secure translation in the checked source, or translation not yet available here
Image
Published plate cited; image not yet available here
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 237, pp. 335.
RIÉ 238
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · Daqanāmo · Geʿez
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Edition text not transcribed here; published RIÉ or DAE plate cited
English
English translation or lexical gloss available in reader
Image
Published plate cited; image not yet available here
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 238, pp. 336.
RIÉ 239
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · Daqanāmo · Geʿez
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Edition text not transcribed here; published RIÉ or DAE plate cited
English
No secure translation in the checked source, or translation not yet available here
Image
Published plate cited; image not yet available here
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 239, pp. 336–340.
RIÉ 240
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · Daqanāmo · Geʿez
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Edition text not transcribed here; published RIÉ or DAE plate cited
English
English translation or lexical gloss available in reader
Image
Published plate cited; image not yet available here
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 240, pp. 340–341.
RIÉ 241
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · Daqanāmo · Geʿez
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Edition text not transcribed here; published RIÉ or DAE plate cited
English
English translation or lexical gloss available in reader
Image
Published plate cited; image not yet available here
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 241, pp. 341–343.
RIÉ 242
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · Daqanāmo · Geʿez
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Edition text not transcribed here; published RIÉ or DAE plate cited
English
English translation or lexical gloss available in reader
Image
Published plate cited; image not yet available here
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 242, pp. 343–344.
RIÉ 243
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · Daqanāmo · Geʿez
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Edition text not transcribed here; published RIÉ or DAE plate cited
English
English translation or lexical gloss available in reader
Image
Published plate cited; image not yet available here
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 243, pp. 344–345.
RIÉ 244
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · Daqanāmo · Geʿez
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Edition text not transcribed here; published RIÉ or DAE plate cited
English
English translation or lexical gloss available in reader
Image
Published plate cited; image not yet available here
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 244, pp. 345.
RIÉ 245
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · Daqanāmo · Geʿez
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Edition text not transcribed here; published RIÉ or DAE plate cited
English
English translation or lexical gloss available in reader
Image
Published plate cited; image not yet available here
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 245, pp. 345–346.
RIÉ 246
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · Daqanāmo · Geʿez
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Edition text not transcribed here; published RIÉ or DAE plate cited
English
English translation or lexical gloss available in reader
Image
Published plate cited; image not yet available here
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 246, pp. 346.
RIÉ 247
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · Daqanāmo · Geʿez
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Edition text not transcribed here; published RIÉ or DAE plate cited
English
English translation or lexical gloss available in reader
Image
Published plate cited; image not yet available here
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 247, pp. 347.
RIÉ 248
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · Daqanāmo · Geʿez
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Edition text not transcribed here; published RIÉ or DAE plate cited
English
English translation or lexical gloss available in reader
Image
Published plate cited; image not yet available here
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 248, pp. 347–349.
RIÉ 249
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · Daqanāmo · Geʿez
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Native-script transcription not available here; transliterated reading supplied
English
English translation or lexical gloss available in reader
Image
Published plate cited; image not yet available here
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 249, pp. 349.
RIÉ 250
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · Saro · Geʿez
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Edition text not transcribed here; published RIÉ or DAE plate cited
English
English translation or lexical gloss available in reader
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Published plate cited; image not yet available here
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 250, pp. 349–350.
RIÉ 251
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · Saro · Geʿez
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Edition text not transcribed here; published RIÉ or DAE plate cited
English
No secure translation in the checked source, or translation not yet available here
Image
Published plate cited; image not yet available here
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 251, pp. 351.
RIÉ 252
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · Daʿru · Geʿez
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Edition text not transcribed here; published RIÉ or DAE plate cited
English
English translation or lexical gloss available in reader
Image
Published plate cited; image not yet available here
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 252, pp. 351.
RIÉ 253
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · ʿAddi Alawti · Geʿez
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Native-script transcription not available here; transliterated reading supplied
English
English translation or lexical gloss available in reader
Image
Exact facsimile from Littmann, DAE IV (1913), no. 41, available in the reader.
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 253, pp. 351.
- Enno Littmann, Deutsche Aksum-Expedition IV (1913), p. 65, no. 41.
RIÉ 254
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · ʿAddi Alawti · Geʿez
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Edition text not transcribed here; published RIÉ or DAE plate cited
English
English translation or lexical gloss available in reader
Image
Exact facsimile from Littmann, DAE IV (1913), no. 63, available in the reader.
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 254, pp. 351–353.
- Enno Littmann, Deutsche Aksum-Expedition IV (1913), p. 69, no. 63.
RIÉ 255
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · ʿAddi Alawti · Geʿez
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Native-script transcription not yet available
English
English translation or lexical gloss available in reader
Image
Exact facsimile from Littmann, DAE IV (1913), no. 68, available in the reader.
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 255, pp. 353.
- Enno Littmann, Deutsche Aksum-Expedition IV (1913), p. 70, no. 68.
RIÉ 256
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · ʿAddi Alawti · Geʿez
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Native-script transcription not yet available
English
English translation or lexical gloss available in reader
Image
Exact facsimile from Littmann, DAE IV (1913), no. 85, available in the reader.
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 256, pp. 353–354.
- Enno Littmann, Deutsche Aksum-Expedition IV (1913), p. 72, no. 85.
RIÉ 257
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · ʿAddi Alawti · Geʿez
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Native-script transcription not yet available
English
English translation or lexical gloss available in reader
Image
Exact facsimile from Littmann, DAE IV (1913), no. 86, available in the reader.
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 257, pp. 354.
- Enno Littmann, Deutsche Aksum-Expedition IV (1913), p. 72, no. 86.
RIÉ 258
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · ʿAddi Alawti · Geʿez
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Native-script transcription not available here; transliterated reading supplied
English
No secure translation in the checked source, or translation not yet available here
Image
Exact facsimile from Littmann, DAE IV (1913), no. 89, available in the reader.
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 258, pp. 355.
- Enno Littmann, Deutsche Aksum-Expedition IV (1913), p. 73, no. 89.
RIÉ 259
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · ʿAddi Alawti · Geʿez
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Native-script transcription not yet available
English
English translation or lexical gloss available in reader
Image
Exact facsimile from Littmann, DAE IV (1913), no. 96, available in the reader.
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 259, pp. 355.
- Enno Littmann, Deutsche Aksum-Expedition IV (1913), p. 74, no. 96.
RIÉ 260
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · ʿAddi Alawti · Geʿez
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Native-script transcription not available here; transliterated reading supplied
English
English translation or lexical gloss available in reader
Image
Exact facsimile from Littmann, DAE IV (1913), no. 100, available in the reader.
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 260, pp. 356.
- Enno Littmann, Deutsche Aksum-Expedition IV (1913), p. 75, no. 100.
RIÉ 261
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · ʾƎnzǝlāl · Geʿez
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Native-script transcription not yet available
English
No secure translation in the checked source, or translation not yet available here
Image
No exact artifact image available here
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 261, pp. 356.
RIÉ 262
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · Cullite · Geʿez
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Native-script transcription not yet available
English
English translation or lexical gloss available in reader
Image
No exact artifact image available here
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 262, pp. 356.
RIÉ 263
sixth century CE · Ẓafār, Yemen · Geʿez
sixth-century Aksumite presence in South Arabia
Original
Native-script transcription not available here; transliterated reading supplied
English
English translation available in reader
Image
Exact artifact photograph or published plate available in reader
- RIÉ I (Bernand, Drewes and Schneider 1991), page 350-351; RIÉ I (Bernand, Drewes and Schneider 1991), page 350—351; RIÉ II, plates (Bernand, Drewes and Schneider 1991), plate 175; RIÉ III.B (Drewes 2019), page 357—358
- Walter W. Müller, ‘Äthiopische Inschriftenfragmente aus der himjarischen Hauptstadt Ẓafār’, Aethiopica 15 (2012), pp. 7–21.
RIÉ 264
sixth century CE · Ẓafār, Yemen · Geʿez
sixth-century Aksumite presence in South Arabia
Original
Native-script transcription not available here; transliterated reading supplied
English
English translation available in reader
Image
Exact artifact photograph or published plate available in reader
- RIÉ I (Bernand, Drewes and Schneider 1991), page 351; RIÉ III.B (Drewes 2019), page 358—359
- Walter W. Müller, ‘Äthiopische Inschriftenfragmente aus der himjarischen Hauptstadt Ẓafār’, Aethiopica 15 (2012), pp. 7–21.
RIÉ 265
sixth-century Aksumite presence in South Arabia · Acquired in Aden by D.H. Müller and sent to Wien, provenance unknown. · Geʿez
sixth-century Aksumite presence in South Arabia
Original
Edition text not transcribed here; published RIÉ or DAE plate cited
English
English translation or lexical gloss available in reader
Image
Published plate cited; image not yet available here
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 265, pp. 359–360.
RIÉ 266
sixth-century Aksumite presence in South Arabia · Provenance unknown. · Geʿez
sixth-century Aksumite presence in South Arabia
Original
Edition text not transcribed here; published RIÉ or DAE plate cited
English
English translation or lexical gloss available in reader
Image
Published plate cited; image not yet available here
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 266, pp. 360.
RIÉ 267
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · Meroë · Geʿez
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Native-script transcription not yet available
English
English translation or lexical gloss available in reader
Image
No exact artifact image available here
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 267, pp. 360–361.
RIÉ 268
mid-fourth century CE · Site 24 B in Winkler rock Drawings from Southern Upper Egypt, vol. I 1938. in the Wadi Menih on the road to Berenice. · Geʿez
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Native-script transcription not yet available
English
English translation or lexical gloss available in reader
Image
No exact artifact image available here
- A. J. Drewes, RIÉ III.B (2019), no. 268, pp. 361–363.
RIÉ 269
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · ʾAksum · Ancient Greek
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Edition text not transcribed here; published RIÉ or DAE plate cited
English
No secure translation in the checked source, or translation not yet available here
Image
Published plate cited; image not yet available here
- RIÉ I (Bernand, Drewes and Schneider 1991), page 362-363; RIÉ I (Bernand, Drewes and Schneider 1991), page 362—363; RIÉ II, plates (Bernand, Drewes and Schneider 1991), plate 178; RIÉ III.A, Greek texts (Bernand 2000), page 3—4
RIÉ 271 and 190
fourth century CE · Aksum, Ethiopia · Ancient Greek
fourth-century Aksumite royal inscription
Original
Native-script transcription available in reader
English
English translation available in reader
Image
Published plate cited; image not yet available here
- RIÉ I (Bernand, Drewes and Schneider 1991), page 286-271, page 370-372; RIÉ I (Bernand, Drewes and Schneider 1991), page 268—271, page 370—372; RIÉ II, plates (Bernand, Drewes and Schneider 1991), plate 124—128, plate 181; RIÉ III.A, Greek texts (Bernand 2000), page 15—21; RIÉ III.B (Drewes 2019), page 242—248
RIÉ 272
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · ʾAksum · Ancient Greek
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Native-script transcription not yet available
English
No secure translation in the checked source, or translation not yet available here
Image
No exact artifact image available here
- RIÉ I (Bernand, Drewes and Schneider 1991), page 372-373; RIÉ I (Bernand, Drewes and Schneider 1991), page 372—373; RIÉ III.A, Greek texts (Bernand 2000), page 21—22
RIÉ 273
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · ʾAksum · Ancient Greek
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Native-script transcription not yet available
English
No secure translation in the checked source, or translation not yet available here
Image
No exact artifact image available here
- RIÉ I (Bernand, Drewes and Schneider 1991), page 373; RIÉ III.A, Greek texts (Bernand 2000), page 22
RIÉ 274
Aksumite corpus; date uncertain · ʾAksum · Ancient Greek
Aksumite corpus; individual date uncertain
Original
Native-script transcription not yet available
English
No secure translation in the checked source, or translation not yet available here
Image
No exact artifact image available here
- RIÉ I (Bernand, Drewes and Schneider 1991), page 374; RIÉ III.A, Greek texts (Bernand 2000), page 22

Earlier, later & uncertain comparisons1

RIÉ 232
873 CE · Ham; reused in a church wall · Geʿez
23 December 873 CE
Original
Edition text not transcribed here; published RIÉ or DAE plate cited
English
No secure translation in the checked source, or translation not yet available here
Image
Published plate cited; image not yet available here
- RIÉ I (Bernand, Drewes and Schneider 1991), page 324; RIÉ I (Bernand, Drewes and Schneider 1991), page 323—324; RIÉ II, plates (Bernand, Drewes and Schneider 1991), plate 165; RIÉ III.B (Drewes 2019), page 326—333

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RIÉ 220

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RIÉ 231

RIÉ 236

RIÉ 237

RIÉ 239

RIÉ 251

RIÉ 261

RIÉ 269

RIÉ 272

RIÉ 273

RIÉ 274

RIÉ 232