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LBI Code	BTEJ6_1
Inscription name	B TEJELEITA 6_1
	Terminology & Specifications
Site	BTEJ6
Country/Island	El Hierro/Canary Islands
Position (geogr.)
Position (UTM)
Elevation
Direction
Inclination
Technique	pecked
Line width
Line depth
Context on panel	no
Context on site	no
Superimpositions
Direction of writing	vert
Lines	3
Type of rock	cliff
Deposition	basalt
Conformation of rock
Natural defacement
Vandalism	totally destroyed
Archaeological context
Special conditions
Further comments
Date of discovery
References	O'Shea 1898:3 Campbell 1900:III Campbell 1904:XXVI Bethencourt 1912a:XXX Bethencourt 1912b:XXVI Delgado 1964:414/Fig.78c Biedermann 1970:114 Nowak 1985:81 Nowak 1985:75 Arnaiz 2000:239 -> Reference details
Epigraphic comment	cf. MKRDH (RIL 537/580)
Transliteration	1: MGRDN 2: YS1NYN 3: MGRDN
Transcription
Translation
Comment	Delgado 1964:413     "msrdn - ysnyn - msrdn: parecen nombres personales"
Nearby inscriptions
Pictures and/or drawings
Fig. 1: Fig. 2:
Earlier documentations
Fig. 1:
Reference details	aa: Arnaiz Villana, A.; Alonso Garcia, J. (2000): Egipcios, Bereberes, Guanches y Vascos. Madrid ba: Bethencourt Alfonso, J. (1912/1991): Historia del Pueblo Guanche. Tomo 1. La Laguna bi: Biedermann, H. (1970): Altkreta und die Kanarischen Inseln. Almogaren I/1970, Hallein, 109-121 ca: Campbell, J. (1900): Mexican Colonies from the Canary Islands traced by Language. Proceedings and Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada, second series, volume VI, Toronto/London ca: Campbell, J. (1904): Critical examination of spanish documents relative to the Canary Islands, submitted to the writer by Senor Don Juan Bethencourt Alfonso, of Tenerife. Transactions of the Canadian Institute, volume VII, Toronto de: Delgado, A. (1964): Inscripciones líbicas de Canarias. La Laguna 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 os: O'Shea, H. (1898): Inscriptions de l'Ile de Hierro (Canaries). Bulletin Mensuel de Biarritz-Association, No. 12 -> More LBI-References
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Terminology & Specifications