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New Arabic‐Christian inscriptions from Udhruḥ, southern Jordan
Author(s) -
alSalameen Zeyad,
Falahat Hani,
Naimat Salameh,
Abudanh Fawzi
Publication year - 2011
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/j.1600-0471.2011.00336.x
Subject(s) - byzantine architecture , islam , arabic , christianity , ancient history , period (music) , history , archaeology , classics , art , philosophy , linguistics , aesthetics
This paper sheds more light on Udhruḥ during the Byzantine and Islamic periods, based on both historical sources and archaeological data. It presents new unpublished Arabic‐Christian inscriptions that were found inside the site’s Byzantine church, which confirm the continuity of Christianity in the region during the Islamic period.