Photograph of a light grey rock fragment inscribed with 22 lines of Nabataean script.

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Recently (2024), Laïla Nehmé published four #Nabataean texts from a burial site in north-western Saudi Arabia. Three are very fragmentary, but the fourth is the longest Nabataean text on stone found so far! Two things that stood out to me:
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Nabataean Religion and Its Pantheon Through Pre-Islamic and Early Islam Sources: al-Lāt, al-ʽUzzā and Manāt In 106 AD, the Nabataean kingdom was annexed by the Roman Empire. However, the culture and religion of the Nabataeans persisted until the coming of Christianity and later, as witnessed by some Islamic...

#Nabataean Religion and Its #Pantheon Through Pre-Islamic and Early Islam Sources: al-Lāt, al-ʽUzzā and #Manāt

#AncientNearEast #AncientReligions
www.academia.edu/45086538/Nab...

Flyer: AlUla Inscriptions Corpus Analysis Project (AICAP) Winter School on the Epigraphy of AlUla. 11-22 January 2026. AlUla, Sauda Arabia. Dadanitic, Nabataean, Epigraphic fieldwork methods. Language of instruction: English. For: Graduate students (MA and PhD level). Number of Participants: 6. Application deadline: 6 October 2025. How to apply: See instructions below. Contact: aicap@ugent.be.

Two-week winter school on #Nabataean, #Dadanitic, #epigraphic field methods in AlUla 🇸🇦 (ancient Dedan, near ancient Hegra). For a small number of graduate students, deadline to apply is 6 October. More information: www.middleeast.ugent.be/en/aicap-win...

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Classical #Nabataean #carvings in the wild.

More specifically, #Hegra or #Madain #Saleh, #Saudi #Arabia.

Thanks James!

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#epigraphy
#archaeology
#matuww

Petroglyphs of pecked footprints at Umm Huwaiwitat.

Do these petroglyphs, from Umm Huwaiwitat near #Petra 🇯🇴 depict footprints? 👣

They likely date long before the #Nabataean and #Roman periods, displaying the importance of examining under-investigated periods at famous sites 🏺

🔗 from 2023 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

1/2 #Nabataean #portrait #timelapse

#artistjourney
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#artistprocess
#historicalart
#jordan
#petra
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1/2 #Nabataean #portrait clothing, pose, and background references.

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A digital painting of the treasury building of Petra, the ancient nabatean city.

Petra

#art #artist #illust #illustration #middleeast #jordan #nabataean #nabatean #archeology #history #petra

A #portrait of a #Nabataean. Nabataeans used a form of #Aramaic in #Arabia and the #Levant. The script they used then developed into the #Arabic script.

Learn more about the Nabataean script from our post.

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In the photo, we see many “buildings” carved into the sandstone cliffs and hills. To the right is a huge amphitheater, similar to Roman design, but entirely carved out of sandstone. Rectangular carvings above the theater might have been mausoleums for prominent families. There are hundreds of similar views in Petra and it is still being excavated. One of our guides told us that only 30% of the city has been excavated. Petra (Greek for Rock) was a busy trading center for the spice and incense trade via land-based caravans. The Nabataeans controlled a critical portion of the trade route and grew wealthy facilitating the trade between China and India and the Mediterranean region. While much of the architecture in Petra has Greek influence, the Nabataeans also incorporated design elements from Rome, Egypt, and India in their buildings and arts. Hat tip to Wikipedia. Please consider donating to this invaluable resource.

For #Scape Friday, I share a #landscape / #cityscape from world-famous #Petra. This grand city was the capital of the #Nabataean kingdom. The Nabataeans were contemporaries of the Greeks and Romans.

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#travelphotography #tombstone #tombs #photography #Nabataean #nubian #photography #trippix #sandstone #Jordan #saudiarabia #sudan

#Steppean #Rovash was descended from #Proto-Rovash, with influences from Inscriptional #Parthian, Classical #Nabataean, and Early Steppean Rovash (Aramaic-derived).

Full page: tinyurl.com/4vbpsmuf
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#Proto-Rovash is also influenced by numerous writing scripts, including: #Aramaic, #Kharosthi, #Parthian, #Pahlavi, #Nabataean, Early Steppean Rovash, #Greek, #Lydia, #Carian, and #Lycian

Full page: tinyurl.com/4awd2d64
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#linguistics
#history
#matuww

Hidden high in the mountains of #Petra is the #Monastery. Similar in design to the #Treasury but far bigger (50m wide and 45m high), it was built in the 3rd century BC as a #Nabataean tomb. Look at that view!

#Jordan #Travel #ToursInJordan #VacationIdeas #Tours #Adventure #Photography #Architecture

The #mysterious & #ancient marvel of the #Nabataean carved out of stone over 2,000 years ago! Everywhere inside the site, you can hear whispers of this ancient civilization!
#Petra #Jordan #Treasury #Travel #ToursInJordan #VacationIdeas #Tours #TourIdeas #Adventure #Culture #Holiday #Photography

#Arabic is derived from late #Nabataean, the latter of which stood apart from its earlier form for being cursive.

Full page: matuww.github.io/script_info/...
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#linguistics
#history
#art #portrait
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Here are examples of #Nabataean epigraphy:
Left - Classical form
Nabataean funerary inscription (n.d.)
Right - Late form
Namara inscription (328 CE), pre-Islamic Arabic epitaph on basalt
Sources:
tinyurl.com/55cbujtx
tinyurl.com/mryd5bud
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#archaeology
#matuww
#epigraphy
#paleography
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#Nabataean is another #Aramaic derived script to write Aramaic and #Arabic in the former Nabataean Kingdom.

Letters in their later development stage appear more cursive.

Full page: matuww.github.io/script_info/...
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#linguistics
#history
#art
#matuww

Nabataean inscriptions from southwest of Taymāʾ, Saudi Arabia This group of inscriptions was found at several sites southwest of Taymāʾ, on the way to Al-ʿUlā. They were discovered by Dr Bader al-Faqayr, Associate Professor in the Department of Geography, Facult...

#Nabataean inscriptions from southwest of #Taymāʾ, #SaudiArabia

#AncientArabia #Nabataea
www.academia.edu/66494713/Nab...

A religious building complex in the ancient settlement of Tayma (North-West Arabia) during the Nabataean period: changes and transformations A religious building complex in the ancient settlement of Tayma (North-West Arabia) during the Nabataean period: changes and transformations

A religious building complex in the ancient settlement of #Tayma (North-West Arabia) during the #Nabataean period: changes and transformations
www.academia.edu/81315375/A_r...

‘Kamkam the Nabataean Priestess: Priesthood and Society in Ancient Arabia’, Ugarit to Nabataea: Studies in Honor of John F. Healey, eds. George Anton Kiraz & Zeyad al-Salameen, Gorgias Press To explore the role that priests and priestesses played in ancient Arabia, we will first move forward in time to the pre-Islamic era, and a 5 th century CE reference to the priestess of al Hijr or Heg...

Kamkam the #Nabataean Priestess: Priesthood and Society in #AncientArabia
www.academia.edu/22452106/_Ka...

Nabataean Standing Stones and Their Interpretation Nabataean Standing Stones and Their Interpretation

#Nabataean Standing Stones and Their Interpretation
www.academia.edu/16731470/Nab...

Mada’in Salih is an archaeological site located in the Hejaz region, #KSA. A majority of the remains date from the #Nabataean Kingdom (1st century AD). The site constitutes the kingdom's southernmost and second largest city after #Petra, its capital city @MEWA_KSA @FTMag

Nabataean basileia and the earthquake of A.D. 363 in Petra: Some Considerations. Nabataean basileia and the earthquake of A.D. 363 in Petra: Some Considerations.

#Nabataean basileia and the earthquake of A.D. 363 in #Petra - Some Considerations.
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View from Lawrence House (Wadi Rum, Jordan), erected on the #Nabataean ruins of a water cistern, where TE Lawrence stayed 1917CE as he united #Arab tribes to fight against the #Ottoman Empire @KingdomJordanRB @GOVUK