Hawulti (monument)
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,_stele_axumita_05.JPG) Hawulti, a pre-Aksumite stele | |
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| 14°40′27″N 39°25′30″E / 14.674147°N 39.425111°E | |
| Location | Matara, Eritrea |
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| Type | pre-Aksumite stele |
Hawulti (
Ge'ez script.[1]
Description
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The Hawulti monument is 5.5 metres (18 ft) high, with a disk and crescent at the top;
Ge'ez script, convinced Ullendorff that the monument dated "to the early part of the fourth century A.D."[2]
Ullendorff translated of the inscription as follows:
- This is the obelisk which had (caus) made
- 'Agaz for his fathers who have
- carried off the youth of ‘W’
- ‘LF as well as of SBL.
His translation differs from
Gunda Gunde, 22 kilometers from Matara, had once been known as Aw`a 'ilfi.[3]
Modern history
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When Littmann, leader of the Deutsche Aksum-Expedition, found the Hawulti, it had been pushed over and broken in half in the distant past. The Italian colonial government had the broken monument repaired with two iron bars and set upright in what was thought to be its proper position, but was not accurate.[4]
The Hawulti was toppled and damagedEritrean-Ethiopian War. It has since been repaired by the National Museum of Eritrea.[7]
See also
- Ezana Stone
- King Ezana's Stela
- Monolithic architecture
- Yeha
References
- JSTOR 25222457.
- ^ Ullendorff 1951, p. 27.
- ^ Ullendorff 1951, p. 31.
- ^ Ullendorff 1951, p. 26.
- ^ "Ethiopian Army Destroys World Heritage". 2001-05-18. Retrieved 2006-09-09.
- ^ "Matara: Most recent information". Archived from the original on 2006-05-01. Retrieved 2006-09-10.
- ^ "Ancient statue at Belew Kelew repaired". 2005-05-14. Archived from the original on 2007-05-27. Retrieved 2006-09-10.