DTWNS (vocalized by historians as Datawnas) was a king of

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(c. 272). He is mentioned with his son ZQRNS (vocalized as "Zaqarnas") in an inscription from al-Mis`al in

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which Yasir Yuhan'im erected after defeating father and son.

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, ''Aksum: An African Civilization of Late Antiquity'' (Edinburgh: University Press, 1991), p. 74.

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Kings of Axum 3rd-century monarchs in Africa Year of birth uncertain Year of death uncertain {{Ethiopia-royal-stub