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

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

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

Where it was made

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

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Inscription near Haidi, Socotra, copied by Theodore Bent: drawing [Copy CPY0D7QBT627SM1]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/CPY0D7QBT627SM1
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