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Inscription near Haidi, Socotra, copied by Theodore Bent

PhotographPublic domainCopied 1897; published 1900
Inscription near Haidi, Socotra, copied by Theodore Bent: drawing
Inscription near Haidi, Socotra, copied by Theodore Bent: drawing
Inscription near Haidi, Socotra, copied by Theodore Bent: drawingInscription near Haidi, Socotra, copied by Theodore Bent: drawing

Taken to be the Socotra inscription with which Castagna begins the discovery history of the South-east Arabian inscriptions. Bent copied only the letters he could make out.

J. Theodore Bent, 1897. Public domain

Copies 2

DrawingJ. Theodore Bent · gutenberg.org · Public domain (published 1900; author died 1897)2 steps from the original
DrawingJ. Theodore Bent · gutenberg.org · 1897 · Public domain (published 1900; author died 1897)Primary source: Southern Arabia2 steps from the original

Where it was made

Al MukallaBoosaaso1Haidi200 kmAl MukallaBoosaaso1200 km
Haidi, near Qalansiyah, Socotra · Inscription site (approximate)

Sources 1

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Inscription near Haidi, Socotra, copied by Theodore Bent [Artifact ART0D7QBTDW4XK0]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0D7QBTDW4XK0
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