Zazai
Zazai (Numidian ZZY) was a Numidian building craftsman. He was in the 2nd century BC. Active in Thugga .
Zazai, along with several other artists and craftsmen, is mentioned on a Numidian - Punic bilingual found on a pillar tomb in Thugga . Aṭban , probably an architect, the stonemasons ʿAbdarisch , Zimer and Managai , their assistants Tamôn and Warsakan , the carpenters Ankan and Masidil, and the ironworkers Papai and Schafot are also listed on the bilingual .
literature
- Christian Leschke: Zazai. In: Rainer Vollkommer (Hrsg.): Künstlerlexikon der Antike . Over 3800 artists from three millennia. Nikol, Hamburg 2007, ISBN 978-3-937872-53-7 , p. 963.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zazai |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | ZZY (numeric) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Numidian builder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd century BC BC or 2nd century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd century BC BC or 1st century BC Chr. |