New Dated Inscriptions (Nabataean and pre-Islamic Arabic) from a Site Near al-Jawf, ancient Dūmah, Saudi Arabia
Year: 2017
Type: article
Abstract: This article publishes eighteen inscriptions: seventeen in the Nabataean\nscript and one in the pre-Islamic Arabic script, all from the area of al-Jawf,\nancient Dūmat al-Jandal, in north-west Arabia. It includes the edition of\nthe texts as well as a discussion of their significance. The pre-Islamic Arabic\ntext, DaJ144PAr1, is dated to the mid-sixth century ad. It is important\nbecause it is the first text firmly dated to the sixth century ad from north-west Arabia.\nThe Nabataean texts are interesting because they are dated to\nthe beginning of the second century ad and they mention both cavalrymen\n(Nabataean pršyʾ) and a centurion (Nabataean qnṭrywnʾ).
Author: Nehmé, Laïla
Institution: Orient & Méditerranée
Language: English
Subfield: Archeology (arts and humanities)
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2894668805