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... Show moreThis 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". Show less
This paper proposes a new chronological classification of the Ancient South Arabian inscriptions of the first millennium BCE. Our proposal is based on recent archaeological and epigraphic... Show moreThis paper proposes a new chronological classification of the Ancient South Arabian inscriptions of the first millennium BCE. Our proposal is based on recent archaeological and epigraphic discoveries, as well as synchronisms with external sources. These data contradict the traditional paleography-based dating and invalidates paleography as a method of dating the South Arabian inscriptions. Show less
