A new Safaitic square-script inscription with a unique expression of ‘longing’

Abstract

This paper aims to study a new Safaitic inscription documented from the eastern Jordanian Badiyah. The inscription is written in the square-script by a member of the lineage of ʿmrt and includes a rare expression of "longing".

Ancient North ArabianSafaiticSafaitic square-scriptPaleographyGraffiti