New Safaitic inscriptions from Ghadir Abū-ṭarfa/Jordan
New Safaitic inscriptions from Ghadir Abū-ṭarfa/Jordan
Author(s): Mahdi AlzoubiSubject(s): Archaeology, Theoretical Linguistics, Ancient World, Historical Linguistics
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: Semitic inscriptions; Safaitic inscriptions; Safaitic tribes; Early Arabian inscriptions; Arabian Peninsula; nomads; bedouins;
Summary/Abstract: The present research is an analytical study of thirteen Safaitic inscriptions collected during a recent survey at Ghadir Abū-Ṭarfa in the northeastern Jordanian desert. This group of inscriptions reveal a good deal of information regarding some linguistic and social aspects of Safaitics. Inscriptions are accompanied by rock art, showing some of the activities of the inscriptions’ authors.
Journal: Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
- Issue Year: 66/2013
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 417-425
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English
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