Documenting and Interpreting Jordan's Epigraphic Heritage: Analysis of New Ancient Northern Arabian Epigraphic Material from the Ḥarrat Al-Shām Desert, North-Eastern Jordan

23.Oct.2024

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Authors: Nada Al-Rawabdeh [1]; Ali Al-Manaser [2]

[1] Jordan University, Jordan

[2] The Hashemite University, Jordan

Location: Arqueología Iberoamericana, ISSN 1989-4104, Año 16, Nº. 54 (DICIEMBER), 2024, pages 44-52

Language: English

Abstract

This paper focuses on recently discovered Safaitic inscriptions from the Jordanian Badia during the Badia Epigraphic Survey Project (BES), potentially referencing the historical figures King Aretas IV and his son King Malichus II. Drawing from the OCIANA database, which categorizes inscriptions mentioning or related to the Nabataeans or their rulers, these inscriptions have been meticulously studied and ballotized.​

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