An early Christian Arabic graffito mentioning ‘Yazīd the king’

Younis al-Shdaifat; Ahmad Al-Jallad; Zeyad al-Salameen; Rafe Harahsheh

doi:10.1111/aae.12105

An early Christian Arabic graffito mentioning ‘Yazīd the king’

Younis al-Shdaifat, Ahmad Al-Jallad, Zeyad al-Salameen, Rafe Harahsheh

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Abstract

This article is an edition and commentary on an early Christian Arabic inscription discovered near Qaṣr Burquʿ in northeastern Jordan. The text mentions a certain yzydw ʾl-mlk ‘Yazid the king’ and could date to the sixth or seventh century. We discuss the text's palaeography, its relevance for the history of the Arabic script, and attempt to identify the historical figure to which it refers.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	315-324
Number of pages	10
Journal	Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy
Volume	28
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/aae.12105
Publication status	Published - Nov 2017
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Arabic palaeography
Christian Arabic
Umayyad
graffiti
pre-Islamic Arabic

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Archaeology
General Arts and Humanities

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