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LBI Code	CAND1_2
Inscription name	CANDIA 1_2
	Terminology & Specifications
Site	CAND1
Country/Island	El Hierro/Canary Islands
Position (geogr.)
Position (UTM)
Elevation	96
Direction	120
Inclination
Technique	pecked
Line width	5-15
Line depth	1
Context on panel	no
Context on site	Libyco-Berber inscriptions
Superimpositions	no
Direction of writing	ver
Lines	5
Type of rock	cliff between two entrances of a cave
Deposition	basalt
Conformation of rock	natural cracks and holes
Natural defacement	polished by water, hardly visible
Vandalism	no
Archaeological context
Special conditions	part of a Parque Cultural (planned since 2000)
Further comments
Date of discovery
References	Nowak 1985:86 Nowak 1986:80 Springer 1987:129 Springer/Jimenez 1996:268 -> Reference details
Epigraphic comment
Transliteration	1: BBGNW 2: *NRG 3: WR 4: RNR
Transcription
Translation
Comment	Springer/Jimenez 1996:270     "4 líneas, 16 recurrencias"
Nearby inscriptions	CAND1_1 CAND1_3 CAND1_4 CAND1_5 CAND1_6 CAND1_7 CAND1_8 CAND1_9 CAND1_10
Pictures and/or drawings
Fig. 1: Fig. 2:
Earlier documentations
Fig. 1:
Reference details	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 Springer Bunk, R.; Jiménez Gómez, M. de la C. (1996): La estación rupestre de La Candia, El Hierro (Islas Canarias). Complutum Extra 6(I), 263-277 sp: Springer, R. (1987): Las islas Canarias y sus inscripciones alfabeticas. AWAL, Paris, 115-130 -> More LBI-References
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Terminology & Specifications