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LBI Code	LETR1_1
Inscription name	LETREROS 1_1
	Terminology & Specifications
Site	LETR1
Country/Island	El Hierro/Canary Islands
Position (geogr.)
Position (UTM)
Elevation	377
Direction	190
Inclination
Technique	pecked
Line width	8-10
Line depth	2-3
Context on panel	no
Context on site	Libyco-Berber inscriptions, linear-geometric
Superimpositions	no
Direction of writing	ver
Lines	3
Type of rock	slab
Deposition	lava
Conformation of rock	natural cracks
Natural defacement	dark patina
Vandalism	no
Archaeological context	tagoror, concheros, caves etc. nearby
Special conditions	protected archaeological area
Further comments
Date of discovery	Nowak 1983
References	Nowak 1985:89 Nowak 1986:85 Hernández 1987:72 Springer 1987:130 Rohrbach 1989:24 Hernández 2002:65 -> Reference details
Epigraphic comment	cf. GRZ1N cf. (M)ACCURASAN (CILVIII 22660)
Transliteration	1: Z2MN 2: KRS2N 3: S2DS2
Transcription
Translation
Comment
Nearby inscriptions	LETR1_2 LETR1_3 LETR1_4 LETR1_5 LETR1_6 LETR1_7
Pictures and/or drawings
Fig. 1: Fig. 2:
Earlier documentations
Fig. 1:
Reference details	hb: Hernandez Bautista, R. (1987): Los caracteres alfabeticos libicos bereberes del archipielago Canario. Primer Congreso Hispano-Africano de las Culturas Mediterraneas. 59-78 hp: Hernández Pérez, M.S. (2002): El Julan. Estudios Prehispanicos 10. Dirección General de Patrimonio Histórico. 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 ro: Rohrbach R. (1989): Felsinschrift Los Letreros I. IC-Nachrichten Nr. 60. Hallein. 24 sp: Springer, R. (1987): Las islas Canarias y sus inscripciones alfabeticas. AWAL, Paris, 115-130 -> More LBI-References
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Terminology & Specifications