SACRIFICE IN THE SAFAITIC INSCRIPTIONS IN THE LIGHT OF NEW EVIDENCE
SACRIFICE IN THE SAFAITIC INSCRIPTIONS IN THE LIGHT OF NEW EVIDENCE
Author(s): Mohammad I. Ababneh, Rafe HarahshehSubject(s): Language studies, Customs / Folklore, Historical Linguistics
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: Semitic inscriptions; Safaitic inscriptions; Safaitic language; Early Arabian inscriptions; Jordanian–Syrian borders; Tall ar-Rāhib; ritual sacrifice;
Summary/Abstract: The inscriptions published in this paper are from the collection of a co-project between the Free University Berlin and the Department of Antiquities under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Rainer Voigt and Prof. Dr. Fawwaz Al-Khraysheh and the field team Mohammad I. Ababneh and Rafe Harahsheh. During the epigraphic survey in 2007 in the region of Eastern Badiyah, we have recorded a collection of Safaitic inscriptions and drawings from the area of Tall ar-Rāhib.
Journal: Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
- Issue Year: 68/2015
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 29-48
- Page Count: 20
- Language: English
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