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LBI Code	LETR1_4
Inscription name	LETREROS 1_4
	Terminology & Specifications
Site	LETR1
Country/Island	El Hierro/Canary Islands
Position (geogr.)
Position (UTM)
Elevation	262
Direction	210
Inclination
Technique	pecked
Line width	8-1o
Line depth	2-3
Context on panel	no
Context on site	Libyco-Berber inscriptions, linear-geometric
Superimpositions	no
Direction of writing	ver
Lines	1
Type of rock	slab
Deposition	lava
Conformation of rock	natural cracks
Natural defacement	dark patina
Vandalism	traces of silicone-rubber
Archaeological context	tagoror, concheros, caves etc. nearby
Special conditions	protected archaeological area
Further comments
Date of discovery
References	Milburn 1983:42 Krüss 1985:42 Nowak 1985:89 Nowak 1986:85 Hernández 2002:85 -> Reference details
Epigraphic comment
Transliteration	1: .N*S2*YLS2
Transcription
Translation
Comment
Nearby inscriptions	LETR1_1 LETR1_2 LETR1_3 LETR1_5 LETR1_6 LETR1_7
Pictures and/or drawings
Fig. 1: Fig. 2:
Earlier documentations
Fig. 1:
Reference details	hp: Hernández Pérez, M.S. (2002): El Julan. Estudios Prehispanicos 10. Dirección General de Patrimonio Histórico. kr: Krüss, J. (1985): In: Nowak, H. (1985): Bemerkungen zur Vorgeschichte der Kanareninsel El Hierro. IC-Nachrichten Nr. 51. Hallein, 11-14 mi: Milburn, M. (1983): The physical locations of Canary Island and Saharan "Libyco-Berber inscriptions". Almogaren XI-XII/1980-81, Hallein, 38-42 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 -> More LBI-References
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Terminology & Specifications