David F Graf
Biographic Data
| ID | 3593976 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David F Graf |
| GIVEN NAMES | David F |
| FAMILY NAME | Graf |
| SIGNATURE | GRAF D F |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Miami |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 27 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 27 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1978 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Nabataean Temple at Khirbet et-Tannur
The Nabataean Temple at Khirbet et-Tannur: Volume 1—Architecture and Religion. Final Report on Nelson Glueck’s 1937 Excavation. By Judith S. Mckenzie et al. Annual of the American Schools of Oriental Research, vol. 67. Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research, 2013. Pp. xxvii + 340, illus. $89.95. [Distributed by ISD, Bristol, Conn.] The Nabataean Temple at Khirbet et-Tannur: Volume 2—Cultic Offerings, Vessels, and Other Specialist Reports. …
Southern Transjordan Edomite Plateau and the Dead Sea Rift Valley
The Southern Transjordan Edomite Plateau and the Dead Sea Rift Valley: The Bronze Age to the Islamic Period (3800/3700 BC–AD 1917). By Burton MacDonald. Oxford: Oxbow Books, 2015. Pp. ix + 118, 49 pls. $120
Agrippa II
Agrippa II is the first comprehensive biography of the last descendant of Herod the Great to rule as a client king of Rome. Agrippa was the last king to assume responsibility for the management of the Temple in Jerusalem, and he ultimately saw its destruction in the Judaean-Roman War. This study documents his life from a childhood spent at the Imperial court in Rome and rise to the position of client king of Rome under Claudius and Nero. It exami…
The Silk Road between Syria and China
This chapter provides a comprehensive overview of the archaeological and written evidence for the so-called Silk Roads and the development of trade along them between the second century BC and the end of the Han dynasty in the early second century AD. The Silk Road trade at the Chinese end originated epiphenomenally on the practice of state tribute and diplomatic embassies, as tribute in kind and diplomatic gifts were resold by their enterprising…
North Arabian and Aramaic texts from Ma‘ayan Baraukh in upper Galillee
During the 1980s, a large basalt stone was discovered in the foothills of Mount Hermon adjacent to Kibbutz Ma ̔ayan Barukh in Upper Galilee. It is inscribed with several North Arabian graffiti, and another fragmentary text that is probably Aramaic, but has seriously been damaged. The North Arabian texts are nondescript graffiti, but gain notoriety by their provenance outside of Arabia. They may be regarded as either a product of local residents o…
Walter D. Ward. The Mirage of the Saracen
In The Mirage of the Saracen: Christians and Nomads in the Sinai Peninsula in Late Antiquity, Walter D. Ward focuses on the growth of monasticism in the Sinai Peninsula during Late Antiquity. The emphasis in Ward’s excellent and well-crafted study is on the relations between the isolated monasteries in the Sinai and the surrounding larger indigenous nomadic population. Contrasting lifestyles produced animosity between the two parties and led to o…
Petra
Pétra: Atlas archéologique et épigraphique, vol. 1: De Bãb as-Siq au Wãdi al-Farasah. By Laïla Nehmé. Paris: Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, 2012. Pp. 266, 51 plts., maps. €50
Nabataeans
The ethnic “Nabataeans” refers to the Arabs who established a kingdom with a capital at Petra (modern southern Jordan) between ca. 312/11 BCE and 106 CE .
Arabia Felix
The Latin Arabia Felix or Beata corresponds to the Greek Eudaimon Arabia (“happy, fortunate, fertile, lucky Arabia”).
Petra
Petra (Aramaic reqem or ragmū , referring to the “multi‐colored” Nubian sandstone rock of the mountains surrounding the city) was the capital of the Nabataean kingdom, and center for the international trade in aromatics from south Arabia to the Mediterranean (from ca. 312/11 BCE to 106 CE ).
Caravan trade
Long‐distance, overland caravan trade was time‐consuming and expensive, so it is normally associated with exotic luxury items (silk and other textiles or spices) or required raw materials (metals and marble).
Royal road(s)
Royal road(s) ( hodos basilike ) signify the communication system of imperial regimes, referring primarily to the Persian royal mounted courier service, essentially the missus dominicus of the Great King, that dispatched royal messages to the various provinces.
Archaeology of the United Arab Emirates
Appendix
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New Nabataean Funerary Inscriptions from Umm al-Jimal
Journal Article New Nabataean Funerary Inscriptions from Umm al-Jimāl Get access David F. Graf, David F. Graf Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Salah Said Salah Said Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Semitic Studies, Volume 51, Issue 2, Autumn 2006, Pages 267–303, https://doi.org/10.1093/jss/fgl003 Published: 01 October 2006
The Nabateans in the Early Hellenistic Period
The North Arabian "Thamudic E" Inscription from Uraynibah West
In 1984, a "Thamudic E" inscription was discovered at Uraynibah West, almost 35 km south of Amman in Jordan. It is of exceptional character in regard to its length, content, style, and language. An analogous rhetorical petition to the god ṣa'b and goddess Lot was also discovered at Madaba in 1996, with similar phraseology and content, which offers important parallels to the Uraynibah text (dealt with in an appendix). What is striking about both t…
ʿEn Boqeq. Excavations in an Oasis on the Dead Sea Shore, Vol. 2
Petra and the Lost Kingdom of the Nabataeans
The Nabataean Arabs were one of the most remarkable peoples of the Ancient World but are today known only for their hauntingly beautiful rock-carved capital - Petra. Though seen most clearly at Petra, vivid traces of their creativity and control also appear in the Hejaz region of Arabia, among the wild rock formations of Wadi Rum, along trade and pilgrimage routes in the Sinai, and in towns and temples throughout Jordan and into Syria. This illus…
The Architecture of Oboda
En Boqeq
The Nabataean Tomb Inscriptions of Madaʾin Salih . John F. Healey
The So-Called "Great Satraps' Revolt," 366-360 B. C
Dedan (Place)
[Heb dĕdān]. DEDANITE. An important commercial settlement located at one of the major oases in NW Arabia (Gen 10:7; Gen 25:3). The town has been identified with the ruins of Khuraybah just N of the modern village of al-ʿUla in the Ḥijâz (26°41'N; 38°1.5'E). During the 6th century b.c., it emerged in
Romans and Saracens
The So-Called "Great Satraps' Revolt," 366-360 B. C
The Silk Road between Syria and China
This chapter provides a comprehensive overview of the archaeological and written evidence for the so-called Silk Roads and the development of trade along them between the second century BC and the end of the Han dynasty in the early second century AD. The Silk Road trade at the Chinese end originated epiphenomenally on the practice of state tribute and diplomatic embassies, as tribute in kind and diplomatic gifts were resold by their enterprising…
New Nabataean Funerary Inscriptions from Umm al-Jimal
Journal Article New Nabataean Funerary Inscriptions from Umm al-Jimāl Get access David F. Graf, David F. Graf Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Salah Said Salah Said Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Semitic Studies, Volume 51, Issue 2, Autumn 2006, Pages 267–303, https://doi.org/10.1093/jss/fgl003 Published: 01 October 2006
The Nabateans in the Early Hellenistic Period
The Saracens and the Defense of the Arabian Frontier
Rome and the Arabs
Romans and Saracens
Dedan (Place)
[Heb dĕdān]. DEDANITE. An important commercial settlement located at one of the major oases in NW Arabia (Gen 10:7; Gen 25:3). The town has been identified with the ruins of Khuraybah just N of the modern village of al-ʿUla in the Ḥijâz (26°41'N; 38°1.5'E). During the 6th century b.c., it emerged in
The So-Called "Great Satraps' Revolt," 366-360 B. C
The Nabataean Tomb Inscriptions of Madaʾin Salih . John F. Healey
En Boqeq
The Architecture of Oboda
ʿEn Boqeq. Excavations in an Oasis on the Dead Sea Shore, Vol. 2
Petra and the Lost Kingdom of the Nabataeans
The Nabataean Arabs were one of the most remarkable peoples of the Ancient World but are today known only for their hauntingly beautiful rock-carved capital - Petra. Though seen most clearly at Petra, vivid traces of their creativity and control also appear in the Hejaz region of Arabia, among the wild rock formations of Wadi Rum, along trade and pilgrimage routes in the Sinai, and in towns and temples throughout Jordan and into Syria. This illus…
The North Arabian "Thamudic E" Inscription from Uraynibah West
In 1984, a "Thamudic E" inscription was discovered at Uraynibah West, almost 35 km south of Amman in Jordan. It is of exceptional character in regard to its length, content, style, and language. An analogous rhetorical petition to the god ṣa'b and goddess Lot was also discovered at Madaba in 1996, with similar phraseology and content, which offers important parallels to the Uraynibah text (dealt with in an appendix). What is striking about both t…
Appendix
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
New Nabataean Funerary Inscriptions from Umm al-Jimal
Journal Article New Nabataean Funerary Inscriptions from Umm al-Jimāl Get access David F. Graf, David F. Graf Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Salah Said Salah Said Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Semitic Studies, Volume 51, Issue 2, Autumn 2006, Pages 267–303, https://doi.org/10.1093/jss/fgl003 Published: 01 October 2006
The Nabateans in the Early Hellenistic Period
Archaeology of the United Arab Emirates
Nabataeans
The ethnic “Nabataeans” refers to the Arabs who established a kingdom with a capital at Petra (modern southern Jordan) between ca. 312/11 BCE and 106 CE .
Arabia Felix
The Latin Arabia Felix or Beata corresponds to the Greek Eudaimon Arabia (“happy, fortunate, fertile, lucky Arabia”).
Petra
Petra (Aramaic reqem or ragmū , referring to the “multi‐colored” Nubian sandstone rock of the mountains surrounding the city) was the capital of the Nabataean kingdom, and center for the international trade in aromatics from south Arabia to the Mediterranean (from ca. 312/11 BCE to 106 CE ).
Caravan trade
Long‐distance, overland caravan trade was time‐consuming and expensive, so it is normally associated with exotic luxury items (silk and other textiles or spices) or required raw materials (metals and marble).
Royal road(s)
Royal road(s) ( hodos basilike ) signify the communication system of imperial regimes, referring primarily to the Persian royal mounted courier service, essentially the missus dominicus of the Great King, that dispatched royal messages to the various provinces.
Walter D. Ward. The Mirage of the Saracen
In The Mirage of the Saracen: Christians and Nomads in the Sinai Peninsula in Late Antiquity, Walter D. Ward focuses on the growth of monasticism in the Sinai Peninsula during Late Antiquity. The emphasis in Ward’s excellent and well-crafted study is on the relations between the isolated monasteries in the Sinai and the surrounding larger indigenous nomadic population. Contrasting lifestyles produced animosity between the two parties and led to o…
Petra
Pétra: Atlas archéologique et épigraphique, vol. 1: De Bãb as-Siq au Wãdi al-Farasah. By Laïla Nehmé. Paris: Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, 2012. Pp. 266, 51 plts., maps. €50
The Silk Road between Syria and China
This chapter provides a comprehensive overview of the archaeological and written evidence for the so-called Silk Roads and the development of trade along them between the second century BC and the end of the Han dynasty in the early second century AD. The Silk Road trade at the Chinese end originated epiphenomenally on the practice of state tribute and diplomatic embassies, as tribute in kind and diplomatic gifts were resold by their enterprising…
North Arabian and Aramaic texts from Ma‘ayan Baraukh in upper Galillee
During the 1980s, a large basalt stone was discovered in the foothills of Mount Hermon adjacent to Kibbutz Ma ̔ayan Barukh in Upper Galilee. It is inscribed with several North Arabian graffiti, and another fragmentary text that is probably Aramaic, but has seriously been damaged. The North Arabian texts are nondescript graffiti, but gain notoriety by their provenance outside of Arabia. They may be regarded as either a product of local residents o…
Agrippa II
Agrippa II is the first comprehensive biography of the last descendant of Herod the Great to rule as a client king of Rome. Agrippa was the last king to assume responsibility for the management of the Temple in Jerusalem, and he ultimately saw its destruction in the Judaean-Roman War. This study documents his life from a childhood spent at the Imperial court in Rome and rise to the position of client king of Rome under Claudius and Nero. It exami…
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