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LBI Code	BTEJ5_2
Inscription name	B TEJELEITA 5_2
	Terminology & Specifications
Site	BTEJ5
Country/Island	El Hierro/Canary Islands
Position (geogr.)
Position (UTM)
Elevation	183
Direction	180
Inclination
Technique	pecked
Line width	6-8
Line depth	1-2
Context on panel	no
Context on site	Libyco-Berber inscription
Superimpositions	no
Direction of writing	ver
Lines	3
Type of rock	cliff
Deposition
Conformation of rock	natural cracks
Natural defacement	dark patina
Vandalism	no
Archaeological context
Special conditions
Further comments
Date of discovery
References	Delgado 1964:415a Biedermann 1970:114 Nowak 1985:87 Nowak 1986:79 Springer 1987:130 Hernández 1987:71 -> Reference details
Epigraphic comment
Transliteration	1: MBGN 2: YS2T 3: NZ3HS2
Transcription
Translation
Comment	Dealgado 1964:414     "mb - yzn - nyyz"
Nearby inscriptions	BTEJ5_1
Pictures and/or drawings
Fig. 1: Fig. 2:
Earlier documentations
Fig. 1:
Reference details	bi: Biedermann, H. (1970): Altkreta und die Kanarischen Inseln. Almogaren I/1970, Hallein, 109-121 de: Delgado, A. (1964): Inscripciones líbicas de Canarias. La Laguna hb: Hernandez Bautista, R. (1987): Los caracteres alfabeticos libicos bereberes del archipielago Canario. Primer Congreso Hispano-Africano de las Culturas Mediterraneas. 59-78 no: Nowak, H. (1985): Die "alphabetiformen Inschriften" der Kanareninsel Hierro. Almogaren XIII-XIV/1982-83, Hallein, 69-90 no: Nowak, H. (1986): Die "alphabetiformen Inschriften" der Kanareninsel Hierro. Almogaren. Kanarische Studien II. Hallein sp: Springer, R. (1987): Las islas Canarias y sus inscripciones alfabeticas. AWAL, Paris, 115-130 -> More LBI-References
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Terminology & Specifications