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Description Found in a field by a farmer the Stone is written in Ancient Greek, Sabaen and Ge'ez, the holy language of Ethiopia (similar to the Rosetta Stone). It records trilingually the conversion of King Ezana to Christianity and his subjugation of other kingdoms. It sits in a simple stone hut surrounded by fields with a basic lock holding shut the tin door.
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Author Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia

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