Ahmad Al‐Jallad
Biographic Data
| ID | 5158478 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ahmad Al‐Jallad |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ahmad |
| FAMILY NAME | Al‐Jallad |
| SIGNATURE | AL JALLAD A |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Ohio State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A Dated Paleo‐Arabic Inscription Mentioning Al‐Mundhir ( ʾmndr ) the King
This contribution edits a newly discovered Paleo‐Arabic inscription from Wādī al‐Šuwayṭī in the northeastern Jordanian Ḥarrah. The inscription is dated to the reign of a king called ʾmndr , identified by the authors as the Jafnid ruler Al‐Mundhir III ibn al‐Harith. Some remarks on its implications about Arab rulership and identity are also offered
Late Antique Allāh: Ancestral Arabian Religion and the Monotheistic Zeitgeist
This essay addresses the ongoing scholarly tension between the monotheistic interpretations of late pre‐Islamic Arabian religion, pioneered by G. Hawting and P. Crone, and the traditional accounts of rampant Arabian polytheism found in later Islamic literary sources. By integrating the analysis of the Quran and Islamic literary sources with the rapidly growing body of Paleo‐Arabic epigraphy from Late Antique West Arabia, the authors propose a syn…
A Paleo‐Arabic inscription on a route north of Ṭāʾif
This paper will produce a new edition of the Rīʿ al‐Zallālah inscription, discussing in detail its paleographic features and content, and the ramifications it has on our understanding of the linguistic and religious milieu of the sixth–early seventh century Ḥigāz
An ancient Arabian zodiac. The constellations in the Safaitic inscriptions, Part II
The second part of ‘An ancient Arabian zodiac. The constellations in the Safaitic inscriptions’ discusses the position of the Arabian zodiac vis‐à‐vis other parapegmata from antiquity, and takes up a comparative etymological study of the zodiac names in an attempt to locate their source. Four appendices discussing tangential issues that arose in the course of this study follow
An ancient Arabian zodiac. The constellations in the Safaitic inscriptions, Part I
This contribution identifies a previously unrecognised mode of reckoning time in the inscriptions‐the stars. Twelve zodiacal constellations are identified, along with the constellations Orion and the Pleiades
An ancient Arabian zodiac. The constellations in the Safaitic inscriptions, Part II
The second part of ‘An ancient Arabian zodiac. The constellations in the Safaitic inscriptions’ discusses the position of the Arabian zodiac vis‐à‐vis other parapegmata from antiquity, and takes up a comparative etymological study of the zodiac names in an attempt to locate their source. Four appendices discussing tangential issues that arose in the course of this study follow
A Paleo‐Arabic inscription on a route north of Ṭāʾif
This paper will produce a new edition of the Rīʿ al‐Zallālah inscription, discussing in detail its paleographic features and content, and the ramifications it has on our understanding of the linguistic and religious milieu of the sixth–early seventh century Ḥigāz
An ancient Arabian zodiac. The constellations in the Safaitic inscriptions, Part I
This contribution identifies a previously unrecognised mode of reckoning time in the inscriptions‐the stars. Twelve zodiacal constellations are identified, along with the constellations Orion and the Pleiades
An ancient Arabian zodiac. The constellations in the Safaitic inscriptions, Part I
This contribution identifies a previously unrecognised mode of reckoning time in the inscriptions‐the stars. Twelve zodiacal constellations are identified, along with the constellations Orion and the Pleiades
An ancient Arabian zodiac. The constellations in the Safaitic inscriptions, Part II
The second part of ‘An ancient Arabian zodiac. The constellations in the Safaitic inscriptions’ discusses the position of the Arabian zodiac vis‐à‐vis other parapegmata from antiquity, and takes up a comparative etymological study of the zodiac names in an attempt to locate their source. Four appendices discussing tangential issues that arose in the course of this study follow
A Paleo‐Arabic inscription on a route north of Ṭāʾif
This paper will produce a new edition of the Rīʿ al‐Zallālah inscription, discussing in detail its paleographic features and content, and the ramifications it has on our understanding of the linguistic and religious milieu of the sixth–early seventh century Ḥigāz
A Dated Paleo‐Arabic Inscription Mentioning Al‐Mundhir ( ʾmndr ) the King
This contribution edits a newly discovered Paleo‐Arabic inscription from Wādī al‐Šuwayṭī in the northeastern Jordanian Ḥarrah. The inscription is dated to the reign of a king called ʾmndr , identified by the authors as the Jafnid ruler Al‐Mundhir III ibn al‐Harith. Some remarks on its implications about Arab rulership and identity are also offered
Late Antique Allāh: Ancestral Arabian Religion and the Monotheistic Zeitgeist
This essay addresses the ongoing scholarly tension between the monotheistic interpretations of late pre‐Islamic Arabian religion, pioneered by G. Hawting and P. Crone, and the traditional accounts of rampant Arabian polytheism found in later Islamic literary sources. By integrating the analysis of the Quran and Islamic literary sources with the rapidly growing body of Paleo‐Arabic epigraphy from Late Antique West Arabia, the authors propose a syn…
Archaeology and Historical Studies (5 works) · Ancient history (3 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Historical and Linguistic Studies (3 works) · History (3 works) · History (3 works) · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (2 works) · Classics (2 works) · Classics (2 works) · Constellation (2 works)