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A new Nabataean inscribed bronze lamp
Author(s) -
alSalameen Zeyad,
Shdaifat Younis
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
arabian archaeology and epigraphy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.384
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1600-0471
pISSN - 0905-7196
DOI - 10.1111/aae.12035
Subject(s) - inscribed figure , bronze , wife , ancient history , archaeology , history , art , philosophy , theology , geometry , mathematics
This paper examines a new inscribed Nabataean lamp currently held by Mr Salem Shdaifat. It represents the first known Nabataean inscribed bronze lamp that was dedicated to the life of Obodas the god, by a man and a woman, probably a husband and his wife. Palaeographically, the text may date back to the first century AD, as indicated by a comparison of the letter forms with a number of dated Nabataean inscriptions.