North Arabian inscriptions
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North Arabian inscriptions are ancient written records in early North Arabian scripts that document the languages, culture, and history of pre-Islamic Arabian communities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North Arabian inscriptions canonical | 1 |
Statements (71)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient inscription
ⓘ
epigraphic corpus ⓘ primary historical source ⓘ |
| chronology |
1st millennium BCE
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early 1st millennium CE ⓘ pre-Islamic period ⓘ |
| contentType |
commemorative texts
ⓘ
dedications ⓘ funerary texts ⓘ genealogies ⓘ graffiti ⓘ ownership statements ⓘ pastoral activities ⓘ personal names ⓘ prayers ⓘ religious invocations ⓘ religious practices ⓘ travel records ⓘ tribal affiliations ⓘ |
| document |
culture of pre-Islamic Arabian communities
ⓘ
history of pre-Islamic Arabian communities ⓘ languages of pre-Islamic Arabian communities ⓘ |
| foundInModernCountry |
Iraq
NERFINISHED
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Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ Kuwait NERFINISHED ⓘ Oman NERFINISHED ⓘ Qatar NERFINISHED ⓘ Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ United Arab Emirates NERFINISHED ⓘ Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicRegion |
Arabian Peninsula
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Syro-Arabian desert NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Arabia ⓘ northwestern Arabia ⓘ oases of northwestern Arabia ⓘ southern Levant deserts ⓘ |
| material |
boulders
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rock ⓘ rock face ⓘ rocky outcrops ⓘ stone ⓘ stone monuments ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Ancient South Arabian inscriptions
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ⓘ
Nabataean inscriptions NERFINISHED ⓘ early Arabic inscriptions ⓘ |
| scriptDirection |
right-to-left
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varied writing directions ⓘ |
| scriptType | consonantal alphabet ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence for development of alphabetic scripts in Arabia
ⓘ
key source for Ancient North Arabian languages ⓘ key source for pre-Islamic Arabian history ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
Arabian archaeology
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Semitic linguistics ⓘ epigraphy ⓘ |
| usedBy |
nomadic groups
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oasis-dwelling communities ⓘ semi-nomadic groups ⓘ tribal groups of northern Arabia ⓘ |
| usedScript |
Central Thamudic script
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Dadanitic script ⓘ Hasaitic script NERFINISHED ⓘ Hismaic script NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Thamudic script NERFINISHED ⓘ Safaitic script NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Thamudic script NERFINISHED ⓘ Taymanitic script NERFINISHED ⓘ Thamudic scripts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenIn | Ancient North Arabian scripts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenInLanguageFamily |
Ancient North Arabian
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ⓘ
Semitic languages ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.