as-Safa region
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The as-Safa region is a basaltic desert area in southern Syria and northern Jordan known for its extensive Safaitic rock inscriptions left by ancient nomadic tribes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| as-Safa region canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
basaltic desert
ⓘ
desert ⓘ geographical region ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSignificance |
key source for history of nomads in the Syrian Desert
ⓘ
major corpus of Safaitic inscriptions ⓘ |
| climate | arid ⓘ |
| country |
Jordan
ⓘ
Syria ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | ancient North Arabia ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
rocky outcrops suitable for inscriptions
ⓘ
scattered water sources ⓘ |
| hasRockArtType | Safaitic graffiti ⓘ |
| historicalInhabitants |
North Arabian pastoral nomads
ⓘ
ancient nomadic tribes ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | Safaitic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inscriptionScriptFamily | Ancient North Arabian scripts ⓘ |
| inscriptionsDocument |
conflicts and raids
ⓘ
pastoral activities ⓘ personal names ⓘ religious practices ⓘ tribal affiliations ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Safaitic inscriptions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
archaeological remains of nomadic tribes ⓘ rock inscriptions ⓘ |
| languageFamilyOfInscriptions | Ancient North Arabian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Levant
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Jabal al-Druze NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Harrat al-Safa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernCountryBorderCrossed | Syria–Jordan border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Greater Syrian basalt desert belt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syrian Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField |
archaeology
ⓘ
epigraphy ⓘ historical linguistics ⓘ |
| surfaceMaterial |
basalt
ⓘ
volcanic rock ⓘ |
| terrainType |
basalt plateau
ⓘ
lava field ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfMostInscriptions |
1st century BCE
ⓘ
1st century CE ⓘ |
| timeSpanOfUseByNomads | roughly 1st century BCE to 4th century CE ⓘ |
| usedFor | pastoral nomadism ⓘ |
| usedHistoricallyAs | seasonal grazing area ⓘ |
| writingMedium | engraved basalt boulders ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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