Two Aksumite Graffiti from the Archaeological site of Inda Maryam Leyto, Central Tigray, Ethiopia

This paper reports documents two Aksumite graffiti found during the October 2025 archaeological and historical surveys at the site of Inda Maryam Leyto, located in the Lacilay May Ch'ew district of the Central Administrative Zone of Tigray. Situated approximately 10 km north of the historic town of Aksum, Inda Maryam Leyto served as a settlement site during Aksumite times and includes the remains of a monumental church building and podia. More importantly, two Aksumite graffiti, inscribed on a single stone block of a podium, were also identified during the survey. So far, Aksumite graffiti had been reported from other areas, not yet from this region.