 The Zanata Stone | |
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| Location | Archaeological Museum of Tenerife (Tenerife,Canary Islands) |
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| Type | GuancheTifinaghstele |
| Dedicated to | Guanche Berber religion |
TheZanata Stone (Spanish:Piedra Zanata), also known as theZenata Stone, is a smallengraved stone. Thetablet is purported to be ofGuanche origin. It was found in 1992 near a mountain known asMontaña de las Flores (Mountain of the Flowers) in the municipality ofEl Tanque, located in the northwestern part ofTenerife,Canary Islands.
The Zanata Stone is considered to depict a kind of fish. According to Rafael Gonzalez Antón, the director of theArchaeological Museum of Tenerife, its characters appear to be inTifinagh. The latter alphabet is descended from the ancient Libyco-Berber script, and is used today by theTuareg.[1] It is currently in the Archaeological Museum of Tenerife (Santa Cruz de Tenerife).[2]
According to Dr. Renata Springer Bunk and doctoral student Irma Mora Aguiar, it is a forgery.[3]
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