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LBI Code	CHEN1_3
Inscription name	CHENNA 1_3
	Terminology & Specifications
Site	CHEN1
Country/Island	Morocco
Position (geogr.)
Position (UTM)
Elevation	960
Direction	190
Inclination
Technique	pecked
Line width	5-15
Line depth	1-2
Context on panel	no
Context on site	various depictions of the "Libyco-Berber type", inscriptions
Superimpositions	no
Direction of writing	hor
Lines	1
Type of rock	boulder
Deposition	quartzit
Conformation of rock	natural cracks
Natural defacement	very light patina, identic with iconic depictions
Vandalism	no
Archaeological context	dry-rock buildings
Special conditions
Further comments	very near to an old path through the valley
Date of discovery	Pichler 1999
References	Pichler 2000:177/Fig. 3.3 Skounti et al. 2003:73 -> Reference details
Epigraphic comment
Transliteration	1: WR*T
Transcription
Translation
Comment	Skounti et al. 2003:73 "L'inscription rappelle le jeu touareg qui consiste à écrire un même caractère plusieurs fois sur le sable, la solution de l'énigme étant de déchiffrer la séquence en ajoutant les voyelles adéquates. La ligne à gauche reprend dans l'ordre (de D à G) les quatre premiers caractères de la ligne oblique"
Nearby inscriptions	CHEN1_1 CHEN1_2 CHEN1_4 CHEN1_5 CHEN1_6 CHEN1_7 CHEN1_8 CHEN1_9 CHEN1_10 CHEN1_11 CHEN1_12 CHEN1_13 CHEN1_14 CHEN1_15 CHEN1_16 CHEN1_17 CHEN1_18 CHEN1_19 CHEN1_20 CHEN1_21 CHEN1_22 CHEN1_23 CHEN1_24 CHEN1_25 CHEN1_26 CHEN1_27 CHEN1_28 CHEN1_29 CHEN1_30 CHEN1_31 CHEN1_32 CHEN1_33 CHEN1_34 CHEN1_35 CHEN1_36 CHEN1_37 CHEN1_38 CHEN1_39 CHEN1_40 CHEN1_41 CHEN1_42 CHEN1_43 CHEN1_44
Pictures and/or drawings
Fig. 1: Fig. 2:
Earlier documentations
Fig. 1:
Reference details	pi: Pichler, W. (2000a): The Libyco-Berber inscriptions of Foum Chenna (Morocco). Sahara 12. Segrate/Italia. 176-178 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