Dʿmt

Dʿmt (Unvocalized Ge'ez: ደዐመተ, DʿMT theoretically vocalized as ዳዓማት, *Daʿamat or ዳዕማት, *Daʿəmat) was a kingdom located in northern Ethiopia which existed between the 10th and 5th centuries BC. Few inscriptions by or about this kingdom survive and very little archaeological work has taken place. As a result, it is not known whether Dʿmt ended as a civilization before the Kingdom of Aksum's early stages, evolved into the Aksumite state, or was one of the smaller states united in the Kingdom of Aksum possibly around 150 BC.

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For the medieval kingdom located in western Ethiopia, see Kingdom of Damot.
The Kingdom of Dʿmt
ደዐመተ
980 BC–c. 650 BC
Dʿmt is given as "Damot" on this map, not to be confused with the later and more southwestern Kingdom of Damot.
CapitalYeha
GovernmentMonarchy
Historical eraIron Age
• Established
980 BC
• Disestablished
c. 650 BC
Preceded by		Succeeded by
Land of Punt
Kingdom of Aksum
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