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LBI Code	CHEN1_2
Inscription name	CHENNA 1_2
	Terminology & Specifications
Site	CHEN1
Country/Island	Morocco
Position (geogr.)
Position (UTM)
Elevation	960
Direction	210
Inclination
Technique	pecked
Line width	7-12
Line depth	1-2
Context on panel	no
Context on site	various depictions of the "Libyco-Berber type", inscriptions
Superimpositions	no
Direction of writing	vert/hor
Lines	2
Type of rock	boulder
Deposition	quartzit
Conformation of rock	natural cracks
Natural defacement	very light patina, identic with iconic depictions
Vandalism	no
Archaeological context	dry-rock buildings
Special conditions
Further comments	very near to an old path through the valley
Date of discovery	Pichler 1999
References	Pichler 2000:177/Fig. 3.2 Skounti et al. 2003:105 -> Reference details
Epigraphic comment	Sign 1: the number of dots is uncertain, possibly natural
Transliteration	1 (hor): HW or: WH 2: [W^H]RHMNK
Transcription
Translation
Comment	Skounti et al. 2003:105 "L'inscription, d'une patine très claire, fait partie des inscriptions qui ne sont associées à aucune figuration rupestre. La ligne horizontale est-elle constituée des deux premiers caractères seulement ou continue-t-elle perpendiculairement avec la ligne verticale à la manière des mots croisés? La première supposition semble la plus valable en raison de l'espace qui sépare les deux premiers caractères de la ligne verticale"
Nearby inscriptions	CHEN1_1 CHEN1_3 CHEN1_4 CHEN1_5 CHEN1_6 CHEN1_7 CHEN1_8 CHEN1_9 CHEN1_10 CHEN1_11 CHEN1_12 CHEN1_13 CHEN1_14 CHEN1_15 CHEN1_16 CHEN1_17 CHEN1_18 CHEN1_19 CHEN1_20 CHEN1_21 CHEN1_22 CHEN1_23 CHEN1_24 CHEN1_25 CHEN1_26 CHEN1_27 CHEN1_28 CHEN1_29 CHEN1_30 CHEN1_31 CHEN1_32 CHEN1_33 CHEN1_34 CHEN1_35 CHEN1_36 CHEN1_37 CHEN1_38 CHEN1_39 CHEN1_40 CHEN1_41 CHEN1_42 CHEN1_43 CHEN1_44
Pictures and/or drawings
Fig. 1: Fig. 2:
Earlier documentations
Fig. 1:
Reference details	pi: Pichler, W. (2000a): The Libyco-Berber inscriptions of Foum Chenna (Morocco). Sahara 12. Segrate/Italia. 176-178 sk: Skounti, A. et al. (2003): Tirra – Aux origines de l’écriture au Maroc. Etudes et Recherches No.1. CEALPA -> More LBI-References
Author and copyright	© by Werner Pichler 2007
Terminology & Specifications