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The anonymous text describes the King's conquests, including the Gaze (from whose name the name Ge'ez is thought to be derived) and the Agame (a region in Tigray , Ethiopia ). The inscription also mentions the subjugation of the Arab s, the Sabaeans , and the Kinaidokolpitas in modern day Yemen (and perhaps Saudi Arabia ). Interestingly, the inscription also notes that in the unnamed King's expedition to the mountains past the Nile , his men were knee-deep in Snow . The Inscription ends with the King's affirmation that he is the first to have subjugated all of the aforementioned peoples, and dedicates his throne to Zeus (or the god Astar , cognate to the Semitic goddess Astarte ), Poseidon (possibly identified with Beher , "sea" or "land," modern day ''Bahr''), and especially Ares (or Mahrem ). EXTERNAL LINKS
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