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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RIÉ 290

No verified photograph or facsimile is available here. The cited edition identifies the object.

RIÉ 290around the beginning of the Aksumite periodMatara

RIÉ 290 seal

This seal from Matara preserves surviving short text or mark.

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Geʿez in South Arabian-derived scriptRead text
Curved bronze royal object JE 5 from Addi Gelemo, bearing the complete RIÉ 180 Geʿez inscription of GDR, king of Aksum.RIÉ 180

RIÉ 180late 2nd–early 3rd century CEAddi Gelemo, Ethiopia

GDR’s inscribed bronze royal object

This complete seven-word Geʿez text on a curved bronze object gives GDR the short title ‘king of Aksum’ and is commonly treated as the earliest surviving indigenous royal inscription of the Aksumite period.

ገደረ ነገሠየ አከሰመ ተበዐለ መዘለተ ለአረገ ወለለመቀ

Close view of the four-line early Ethiopic RIÉ 223 inscription on the Hawulti stela at Matara, Eritrea.RIÉ 223

RIÉ 2233rd century CEMatara, Eritrea

The Hawulti stela at Matara

A short memorial inscription states that ʾGZ commissioned the stela for his ancestors and that two named companions transported it.

ዘ ሀወለተ ዘአገበረ አገዘ ለአበወሀ ወሰሀበ መሀዘተ ወአወአለፈ ወጸበለ

Ir 12

No artifact photograph was located in the cited DASI record or the checked edition plates.

Ir 12Early 3rd century CEMaḥram Bilqīs, Yemen

Garrison service against the Abyssinians

Wfym ʾḏrḥ dedicates a bronze statue and bull after defending Ḥashid during the reign of Shaʿirum Awtar.

𐩥𐩰𐩺𐩣 𐩱𐩹𐩧𐩢 𐩨𐩬 [... ...] 𐩠𐩤𐩬𐩺 𐩱𐩡𐩣𐩤𐩠 𐩻𐩠𐩥𐩬 𐩨𐩲𐩡 𐩱𐩥𐩣 𐩮𐩡𐩣𐩬 𐩥-𐩻𐩥𐩧𐩬 𐩹-𐩹𐩠𐩨𐩬 𐩺𐩥𐩣 𐩠𐩥𐩮𐩩-𐩠𐩥 𐩣𐩧𐩱-𐩠𐩥 𐩦𐩲𐩧𐩣 𐩱𐩥𐩩𐩧 𐩣𐩡𐩫 𐩪𐩨𐩱 𐩥-𐩹-𐩧𐩺𐩵𐩬 𐩡-𐩦𐩧𐩢 𐩥-𐩤𐩧𐩬 𐩨-𐩱𐩥𐩻𐩬 𐩦𐩲𐩨𐩬 𐩢𐩦𐩵𐩣 𐩨-𐩳𐩧 𐩳𐩧𐩧𐩥 𐩱𐩢𐩨𐩦𐩬 𐩥-𐩹-𐩫𐩥𐩬 𐩫𐩥𐩬-𐩠𐩣𐩥 𐩨𐩬 𐩪𐩥𐩠𐩧𐩬 𐩥-𐩭𐩥𐩡𐩬

Ja 631

No artifact photograph was located in the cited DASI record or the checked edition plates.

Ja 631Early 3rd century CEMaḥram Bilqīs, Yemen

An embassy to GDRT

Qṭbn ʾwkn records an embassy to GDRT, king of Ḥabašat and the Aksumites, followed by campaigns involving the prince BYGT.

𐩤𐩷𐩨𐩬 𐩱𐩥𐩫𐩬 𐩨𐩬 𐩴𐩧𐩩 𐩱𐩤𐩥𐩡 𐩦𐩲[𐩨𐩬 𐩪𐩣𐩠𐩧𐩣 𐩺𐩠𐩥𐩡𐩵 𐩠𐩤𐩬]—

Ja 635

No artifact photograph was located in the cited DASI record or the checked edition plates.

Ja 635Early 3rd century CEMaḥram Bilqīs, Yemen

Campaigns under Shaʿirum Awtar

A dedication from the Awwām temple recounts military service, including operations involving Abyssinian forces.

[𐩱𐩨𐩫𐩧𐩨 𐩱](𐩢)𐩧𐩪 𐩨𐩬 𐩲𐩨𐩡𐩣 |

RIÉ 275

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

RIÉ 275Aksumite period; absolute chronology disputedDaqqi Maḥari, Eritrea

Sembrouthes’ year-24 Greek dedication

A Greek royal dedication names Sembrouthes as great king of the Aksumites and dates the act to his twenty-fourth regnal year.

Βασιλεὺς ἐκ βασι- λέων Ἀξωμει- τῶν μέγας Σεμβρούθης ἐλθὼν καθεί- δρυσε, ἔτους κδ Σεμβρούθου μεγάλου [space] βασιλέως

Ancient GreekRead text
Artifact photograph of CIH 314+954, reproduced in its DASI record.CIH 314+954

CIH 314+9543rd century CEal-ʿAmāyid / ʿArsh Bilqīs, Yemen

Peace sought by Ḥimyar and Ḥabašat

Two Sabaean officers dedicate bronze statues and record an embassy from Shammar dhū-Raydān and the tribes of Ḥabašat.

(𐩧𐩨𐩦)[𐩣𐩪](𐩣)( )(𐩺𐩸𐩵) [𐩨𐩬 𐩪𐩱𐩧𐩬 𐩥-𐩣𐩢𐩺𐩡](𐩣) [𐩥]-(𐩣)[𐩥𐩳𐩲𐩣 𐩥]-

Artifact photograph of Ir 19, reproduced in its DASI record.Ir 19

Ir 193rd century CEMaḥram Bilqīs, Yemen

Campaigns in Sahratān

Two qayls dedicate bronze statues after campaigns of Ilsharaḥ Yaḥḍub and Yaʾzil Bayyin against Ḥabašat and their allies.

[𐩫𐩧𐩨𐩲𐩻𐩩 𐩺𐩵𐩰𐩻 𐩥-𐩪𐩲𐩵𐩲𐩻𐩩]𐩧 𐩺𐩪𐩫𐩧 𐩨𐩬𐩺 𐩴𐩧𐩩 𐩥-

Artifact photograph of Ja 574, reproduced in its DASI record.Ja 574

Ja 5743rd century CEMaḥram Bilqīs, Yemen

Ilsharaḥ Yaḥḍub’s coastal campaign

Two Sabaean kings dedicate silver statues after fighting Abyssinian forces and their allies in the western lowlands.

𐩱𐩡𐩦𐩧(𐩢) 𐩺𐩢𐩳𐩨 [𐩥-](𐩱𐩭𐩺)-(𐩠)[𐩥 𐩺𐩱𐩸𐩡 𐩨𐩺𐩬 𐩣𐩡𐩫𐩺 𐩪𐩨𐩱 𐩥-](𐩹)-(𐩧𐩺𐩵)𐩬 𐩨𐩬𐩺 𐩰𐩧𐩲𐩣 𐩺—

Ja 575

No artifact photograph was located in the cited DASI record or the checked edition plates.

Ja 5753rd century CEMaḥram Bilqīs, Yemen

Pursuit of Abyssinian forces

A fragmentary royal dedication recounts a campaign from Ṣanʿāʾ into Sahratān and the coastal country.

𐩱𐩡𐩦𐩧𐩢 𐩺𐩢𐩳𐩨 𐩥-𐩱𐩭𐩺-𐩠𐩥 𐩺𐩱𐩸𐩡 𐩨𐩺𐩬 𐩣𐩡𐩫𐩺 𐩪𐩨𐩱 𐩥-𐩹-𐩧𐩺𐩵𐩬 𐩨𐩬𐩺 𐩰𐩧𐩲𐩣 𐩺𐩬𐩠𐩨 𐩣𐩡𐩫 𐩪𐩨𐩱( 𐩠)[𐩤𐩬𐩺𐩺 ... ... 𐩨]—

Artifact photograph of Ja 576+577, reproduced in its DASI record.Ja 576+577

Ja 576+5773rd century CEMaḥram Bilqīs, Yemen

A royal campaign record

A long dedication of Ilsharaḥ Yaḥḍub and Yaʾzil Bayyin recounts wars, hostages, and conflict involving Abyssinian forces.

𐩱𐩡𐩦𐩧𐩢 𐩺𐩢𐩳𐩨 𐩥-𐩱(𐩭𐩺)-(𐩠𐩥)[ 𐩺𐩱𐩸𐩡 𐩨𐩺𐩬 𐩣𐩡𐩫𐩺 𐩪𐩨𐩱 ]𐩥-𐩹-𐩧𐩺𐩵𐩬 𐩨𐩬𐩺 𐩰𐩧𐩲𐩣 𐩺𐩬𐩠𐩨 𐩣𐩡𐩫 𐩪𐩨𐩱 [𐩠𐩤𐩬𐩺𐩺 𐩱𐩡𐩣𐩤𐩠-𐩻𐩠𐩥𐩬-𐩨𐩲𐩡-𐩱𐩥𐩣 𐩩𐩪]𐩲𐩩𐩬(([𐩪𐩨]𐩲𐩩𐩬)) 𐩱𐩮𐩡𐩣𐩬 𐩱𐩡𐩺 𐩮𐩧𐩰𐩬 𐩢𐩣𐩵𐩣 𐩨-𐩹𐩩 𐩠𐩥𐩦𐩲 𐩥-𐩠𐩧𐩵𐩱𐩬 𐩲𐩨𐩵-𐩠𐩥 𐩱𐩡𐩦𐩧𐩢 𐩺𐩢𐩳𐩨 𐩨-𐩦𐩫𐩧 𐩫𐩡 𐩱𐩭𐩣𐩪 𐩥-𐩱𐩦𐩲𐩨 𐩩𐩬𐩦𐩱𐩥 𐩨-𐩲𐩡𐩺-𐩠𐩣𐩥 𐩳𐩧𐩣 𐩨𐩬 𐩱𐩦𐩲𐩨 𐩦𐩱𐩣𐩩 𐩥-𐩺𐩣𐩬𐩩 𐩥-𐩨[𐩢]—

Artifact photograph of Ja 585, reproduced in its DASI record.Ja 585

Ja 5853rd century CEMaḥram Bilqīs, Yemen

The return of an imprisoned envoy

Two brothers thank ʾAlmaqah for their father’s return after an embassy to the Abyssinians and imprisonment at S³wm.

𐩺𐩮𐩨𐩢 𐩱𐩦𐩥𐩲 𐩥-𐩱𐩭𐩺-𐩠𐩥 𐩲𐩧𐩨𐩣 𐩨𐩬𐩥 𐩹-𐩲𐩨𐩡𐩣 𐩥-𐩠𐩲(𐩡𐩡)( )[𐩠𐩤𐩬]—

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.