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LBI Code	TAOU1_2
Inscription name	TAOUZ 1_2
	Terminology & Specifications
Site	TAOU1
Country/Island	Morocco
Position (geogr.)
Position (UTM)
Elevation	780
Direction	290
Inclination
Technique	pecked
Line width	3-8
Line depth	2-3
Context on panel	young scratches
Context on site	carts, inscriptions
Superimpositions	no
Direction of writing	vert
Lines	2
Type of rock	slab
Deposition	sandstone
Conformation of rock
Natural defacement
Vandalism	no
Archaeological context	fortification
Special conditions
Further comments
Date of discovery	Meuny/Allain 1956
References	Meuny/Allain 1956:64 Pichler 2002:Fig.6 Skounti et al. 2003:215 -> Reference details
Epigraphic comment	In the right part (lines 2 and 3?) rather chaotic arrangement of signs.
Transliteration	1: NMDT
Transcription
Translation
Comment
Nearby inscriptions	TAOU1_1 TAOU1_3 TAOU1_4 TAOU1_5 TAOU1_6 TAOU1_7 TAOU1_8 TAOU1_9 TAOU1_10 TAOU1_11 TAOU1_12 TAOU1_13
Pictures and/or drawings
Fig. 1: Fig. 2:
Earlier documentations
Fig. 1:
Reference details	ma: Meunie, J.; Allain, Ch. (1956): Quelques gravures et monuments funéraires de l’extrême Sud-Est marocain. Hespéris. t. XLIII. Paris, 51-85 pi: Pichler, W. (2002): Taouz/Morocco re-examined. Ithyphalliques, Traditions orales, Monuments lithiques et Art rupestre au Sahara. Hommages à Henri Lhote. Les Cahiers de l’AARS. St. Lizier. 197-202 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