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The Darb al-Bakrah. A Caravan Route in North-West Arabia Discovered by Ali I. al-Ghabban. Catalogue of the Inscriptions.
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Translation StudiesReligious SymbolArabic LiteratureArabic OrthographyArchaeologyAncient South ArabianLanguage DocumentationComparative LiteratureArabicArchaeological RecordArabic Short StoriesMiddle Eastern StudiesLanguage StudiesClassicsArabic FictionArt HistoryHistorical ArchaeologyArabic PoetryRock DrawingsBiblical StudyDarb Al-bakrahCaravan RouteImperial AramaicAli I. Al-ghabbanArtsIslamic Study
The inscriptions are carved in a variety of scripts and languages, including Imperial Aramaic, Nabataean, Nabataeo‑Arabic, Palmyrene, Ancient South Arabian, several Ancient North Arabian dialects, and Greek. The volume aims to present the 2004 inscriptions recorded along the Darb al‑Bakrah caravan route, with Arabic inscriptions and rock drawings to be published in separate volumes. The inscriptions were recorded in 2004 and are edited by six scholars specializing in ancient Arabian epigraphy, with Arabic inscriptions and rock drawings slated for separate volumes. Inscriptions were discovered at multiple sites along the Darb al‑Bakrah track.
This volume presents the inscriptions recorded in 2004 along the so-called Darb al-Bakrah, an ancient north–south caravan track connecting Hegra with Petra. The inscriptions were found at a number of sites along the track. They are carved in a variety of scripts and languages, among which are Imperial Aramaic, Nabataean, Nabataeo-Arabic, Palmyrene, Ancient South Arabian, Ancient North Arabian (Taymanitic, Dadanitic, Hismaic, Safaitic, Thamudic B, C, and D, etc. ), and Greek. The Arabic inscriptions and the rock drawings will be published in separate volumes. The inscriptions are edited by six scholars specialised in the history and epigraphy of ancient Arabia.