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A new Nabataean funerary inscription from Dhībān, with a brief account on Dhībān during the Nabataean period
Author(s) -
alSalameen Zeyad,
AlRawahneh Musallam
Publication year - 2017
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.12097
Subject(s) - period (music) , ancient history , history , archaeology , art , aesthetics
Abstract This paper investigates a two‐line unpublished Nabataean funerary inscription found in 2016 at Dhībān, 70 km south of Amman. The inscription, which is the first known Nabataean text from this site, represents a dedication of a funerary monument, a nefesh , by a person to his deceased son. The current study includes a word‐by‐word discussion of the text, offering remarks on its discovery as well as a linguistic analysis of its contents. A brief account of the Nabataean occupation at Dhībān is also provided.