# Inscription near Haidi, Socotra, copied by Theodore Bent

> Taken to be the Socotra inscription with which Castagna begins the discovery history of the South-east Arabian inscriptions. Bent copied only the letters…

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# Inscription near Haidi, Socotra, copied by Theodore Bent

PhotographPublic domainCopied 1897; published 1900

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Inscription near Haidi, Socotra, copied by Theodore Bent: drawing

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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

**Drawing** J. Theodore Bent · gutenberg.org · Public domain (published 1900; author died 1897)2 steps from the original

[Where it's published](https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21569)

**Drawing** J. Theodore Bent · gutenberg.org · 1897 · Public domain (published 1900; author died 1897)Primary source: [Southern Arabia](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D7QBC0Y2HEC/southern-arabia)2 steps from the original

[Where it's published](https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21569)[Download](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/d/8ff876c859196787afa3f122c3497baffab47a39f77f3ba0c1f0c8fc9eee3822)

## Where it was made

[Haidi, near Qalansiyah, Socotra](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0D7QBDFT12CE/haidi-near-qalansiyah-socotra) · Inscription site (approximate)

## Sources 1

- [Southern Arabia](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D7QBC0Y2HEC/southern-arabia)_SRC_

## Cite it

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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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Key

**ART** 0D7QBTDW4XK0

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in situ (not relocated in the sources read)

Dated

copied 1897; published 1900

Licence

Public domain (published 1900; author died 1897)

Place

[Haidi, near Qalansiyah, Socotra](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0D7QBDFT12CE/haidi-near-qalansiyah-socotra)

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[Dhofari script](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dhofari-script)

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