The Ezana Stone

ETHIOPIC WATCH: The “Ezana Stone” of Aksum: A trilingual monument, similar to the “Rosetta Stone.” These liturgical epigraphs were written in various ancient languages, including the Ethiopian Semitic Ge’ez, the South Arabian Sabaean & Greek (Panos, themanews.com).

For more on the Ezana stone, including a summary of its contents, see here. For more on King Ezana of fourth century Aksum, see here. And for past posts on the ancient city of Aksum (Axum), which recently has had hard times, start here and follow the links.

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