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LBI Code	CHEN1_7
Inscription name	CHENNA 1_7
	Terminology & Specifications
Site	CHEN1
Country/Island	Morocco
Position (geogr.)
Position (UTM)
Elevation	960
Direction	180
Inclination
Technique	pecked
Line width	10-12
Line depth	1-2
Context on panel	crosses, figures
Context on site	various depictions of the "Libyco-Berber type", inscriptions
Superimpositions	no
Direction of writing	vert
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. 3.7 Skounti et al. 2003:75 -> Reference details
Epigraphic comment	Extraordinary position of the second sign "inside" the first one
Transliteration	1: MWS3.T
Transcription
Translation
Comment	Skounti et al. 2003:75 "La ligne de droite, verticale, est composée de quatre caractères selon Pichler, cinq selon notre propre lecture qui considère le dernier caractère de Haut en Bas comme composé de deux caractères distincts. Cette hypothèse est corroborée par le fait que le signe reproduit par Pichler est absent à Foum Chenna" (This last assertion is objectively wrong: see Pichler 2000:177/Fig. 3.7!)
Nearby inscriptions	CHEN1_1 CHEN1_2 CHEN1_3 CHEN1_4 CHEN1_5 CHEN1_6 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