10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NABATAEAN»
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Nabataean in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Nabataean and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Petra Pool-complex: A Hellenistic Paradeisos in the ...
Excavations in the Lower Market in Petra (Jordan), capital of the ancient kingdom of Nabsataea, uncovered the remnants of a monumental pool-complex, at the heart of the ancient city.
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Petra: splendors of the
Nabataean civilization
Throughout the book, archival photographs showcase the remarkable architecture and readers are given the opportunity to explore al-Khazueh, "The Treasury," one of the most impressive of Petra's monuments.
Barbara A. Porter, Francesca Arianna Ossorio, 2009
3
Nabataean Aila (Aqaba, Jordan) from a Ceramic Perspective: ...
This revised thesis analyses the ceramics found by the Roman Aqaba Project within the context of Aila's hinterland and provides a background history to the site from the mid-1st century BC to the early 2nd century AD. Dolinka reveals that ...
Benjamin J. Dolinka, 2003
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The Formation of
Nabataean Art: Prohibition of a Graven ...
Prohibition of a Graven Image Among the Nabataeans Joseph Patrich. large-
scale population migration did indeed take place, an archaeological survey of the
land of Edom and the excavations at Tafileh, Buseirah, Jebel Biyarah, and Tell ...
5
The Religion of the Nabataeans: A Conspectus
When someone calls himself a Nabataean in A.D. 132, as did the cavalryman of
the Palmyrene inscription, it must have had a meaning quite different from what a
similar soldier would have meant in A.D. 100. Indeed it may seem surprising that
...
6
The Ceramic Oil Lamp As an Indicator of Cultural Change ...
Deirdre G. Barrett is the Lamp curator at the Semitic Museum, Harvard University, and is currently cataloguing ancient oil lamps from Khirbet et-Tannur, Jordan, and the Cesnola Collection from Cyprus.
Deirdre Grace Barrett, 2008
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Mercer Dictionary of the Bible
In general terms, the Nabataeans were found in the lands to the east and
southwest of the dead sea (plates 13, 17). At the climax of their political and
cultural achievement, in the first century ce.. Nabataean Arabs occupied parts of
the Negeb, ...
Watson E. Mills, Roger Aubrey Bullard, 1990
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The Roman Frontier in Central Jordan: Final Report on the ...
D., following the Roman annexation of the Nabataean kingdom. Yet, as seen
below, there is some need for caution in interpreting these results (Parker 1 992a:
323-24). The Kerak PIateau Survey, for example, reported that the 310 sites of
the ...
9
International Dictionary of Historic Places: Middle East and ...
The remnants of the original stone courses of the Nabataean dam are visible
today below the modern dam, built in 1991, There is still the necessity for a dam
to keep flash floods from cascading down the Siq (the narrow canyon leading to
the ...
Trudy Ring, Robert M. Salkin, Sharon La Boda, 1996
10
A Text-Book of North-Semitic Inscriptions: Moabite, Hebrew, ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
George Albert Cooke, 2011
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NABATAEAN»
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Nabataean is used in the context of the following news items.
When historical treasures become pawns in a civil war
... holds in its collections not only archaeological remains dating from the Nabataean era, but also well-preserved mosaics and epigraphs from ... «Qantara.de, Jul 15»
Screen star: Petra wins second best film destination in international …
The Nabataean city, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, was followed by New Zealand, Salzburg in Austria, Dyersville in Iowa, ... «Al-Bawaba, Jul 15»
Calligraphy tales at Art Corner in Zamalek
Arabic text developed from Nabataean script – a form of writing used by the Nabataeans, who lived in territory located in modern-day Jordan, ... «Ahram Online, Jul 15»
Quran in focus: Kufic calligraphy
Kufic is the oldest known Arabic script and developed out of Nabataean writing sometime towards the end of the 7th century AD or First century ... «The National, Jun 15»
Journal Pioneer gets around Middle East, visiting Petra
Inhabited since prehistoric times, Petra, a Nabataean caravan-city, situated between the Red Sea and the Dead Sea, in Jordan. was an ... «Journal Pioneer, Jun 15»
The war on terror is hitting tourism in this region
Nowhere is the decline in visitor numbers more noticeable than in Petra, the Nabataean rose-red city, which was held up as one of the new ... «The National, Jun 15»
Saudi Madain Salih major tourist attraction after facelift
The site also features some 50 inscriptions of the pre-Nabataean period and some cave drawings. Al-Hijr bears a unique testimony to ... «Kuwait News Agency, Jun 15»
Petra: the secret way into Jordan's lost city
Often overlooked by visitors, it gave a sense of the Nabataean empire's immensity at its apogee in the first century BC. Its borders extended as ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
Palestinian Flags Drawn on Haluza Archaeological Site
... are investigating the claim. Once part of antiquity's Nabataean Incense Route, Haluza has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. «Arutz Sheva, May 15»
Petra currently voted best cinematic destination in the world
The ancient Nabataean city of Petra is among the nominees for the best cinematic destination in a vote organised by USA Today, one of the ... «Al-Bawaba, May 15»
