Younis al-Shdaifat
Biographic Data
| ID | 8489370 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Younis al-Shdaifat |
| GIVEN NAMES | Younis |
| FAMILY NAME | al-Shdaifat |
| SIGNATURE | AL-SHDAIFAT Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | Mutah University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Dying on a New Year’s Day
Presentation of an unpublished Jewish Aramaic epitaph of a man who died on New Year’s Day ad 424. The stone is kept in a private Jordanian collection, but, from the layout, the text of the inscription and the type of stone, it can be ascribed with certainty to Zoora (modern Ġawr al-Ṣāfī, al-Karak Governorate, southern Jordan) where over 70 similar texts have been found. It contributes to the documentation of a small and distinct community in this…
Epigraphic harvest at the Dead Sea
This paper presents seven Christian funerary stelae that were recently discovered in southern Jordan at Ġawr al-Ṣāfī, the ancient Zoora in Palaestina Tertia. Six of them bear ordinary Greek epitaphs. The seventh is much more outstanding, as its inscription is written in both Greek and Aramaic. This monument dated to 417 ad is also unique in that it testifies to the use of the Syriac alphabet within the local Christian community in late antiquity
Greek Christian epitaphs from Charakmoba and the Land of Moab
Fifteen Greek inscriptions recently discovered in the Land of Moab (southern Jordan) are published here. All are Christian epitaphs, engraved on limestone funerary stelae of an extremely common type at Al-Karak (ancient Charakmoba) and on the surrounding plateau, which bring new information on the onomastics and funerary customs of the local communities in Late Antiquity. An epigram that contains phrases directly borrowed from the epic code of th…
The Palmyrenes in a new Safaitic inscription
This paper deals with a new ancient North Arabian (Safaitic) inscription discovered by Rafe Harahsheh during his epigraphical survey in the Jordanian Ḥarrah. This new text contains a reference to a person who was protecting Palmyrenes and helping them in following the traces of something (probably a caravan). It contains the verb qyf and the tribal name mslq which have not been recorded in the published Safaitic inscriptions yet. The paper includ…
Nabataean echoes in al-Ḥarrah
During a survey conducted by the authors in the eastern part of al-Ḥarrah in Jordan in 2017,11. The term al-Ḥarrah is used to refer to the basalt steppe-desert located in northern Jordan and southern Syria. a number of new Safaitic and Nabataean texts were found. Some of them mention events dated during the reigns of ḥrṯt and rbʾl, others refer to the revolt of dmṣy. Other Safaitic texts contain references to the Nabataeans. Three Nabataean graff…
Nomads of the Ḥarrah at Sea
This Safaitic text was found in el-Khderī region in the northeastern Jordanian Bādiyah (al-Ḥarrah) during an epigraphic survey conducted by the authors in the summer of 2017. This paper includes analysis of this text and a commentary on its contents. The stone where this text was inscribed contains the first ship/ boat drawing in the North Eastern Jordanian Bādiyah. The text is unique since it is the only known Safaitic text that talks about Bedo…
Greek Christian epitaphs from Charakmoba and the Land of Moab
Fifteen Greek inscriptions recently discovered in the Land of Moab (southern Jordan) are published here. All are Christian epitaphs, engraved on limestone funerary stelae of an extremely common type at Al-Karak (ancient Charakmoba) and on the surrounding plateau, which bring new information on the onomastics and funerary customs of the local communities in Late Antiquity. An epigram that contains phrases directly borrowed from the epic code of th…
Nabataean echoes in al-Ḥarrah
During a survey conducted by the authors in the eastern part of al-Ḥarrah in Jordan in 2017,11. The term al-Ḥarrah is used to refer to the basalt steppe-desert located in northern Jordan and southern Syria. a number of new Safaitic and Nabataean texts were found. Some of them mention events dated during the reigns of ḥrṯt and rbʾl, others refer to the revolt of dmṣy. Other Safaitic texts contain references to the Nabataeans. Three Nabataean graff…
Nabataean echoes in al-Ḥarrah
During a survey conducted by the authors in the eastern part of al-Ḥarrah in Jordan in 2017,11. The term al-Ḥarrah is used to refer to the basalt steppe-desert located in northern Jordan and southern Syria. a number of new Safaitic and Nabataean texts were found. Some of them mention events dated during the reigns of ḥrṯt and rbʾl, others refer to the revolt of dmṣy. Other Safaitic texts contain references to the Nabataeans. Three Nabataean graff…
Nomads of the Ḥarrah at Sea
This Safaitic text was found in el-Khderī region in the northeastern Jordanian Bādiyah (al-Ḥarrah) during an epigraphic survey conducted by the authors in the summer of 2017. This paper includes analysis of this text and a commentary on its contents. The stone where this text was inscribed contains the first ship/ boat drawing in the North Eastern Jordanian Bādiyah. The text is unique since it is the only known Safaitic text that talks about Bedo…
The Palmyrenes in a new Safaitic inscription
This paper deals with a new ancient North Arabian (Safaitic) inscription discovered by Rafe Harahsheh during his epigraphical survey in the Jordanian Ḥarrah. This new text contains a reference to a person who was protecting Palmyrenes and helping them in following the traces of something (probably a caravan). It contains the verb qyf and the tribal name mslq which have not been recorded in the published Safaitic inscriptions yet. The paper includ…
Greek Christian epitaphs from Charakmoba and the Land of Moab
Fifteen Greek inscriptions recently discovered in the Land of Moab (southern Jordan) are published here. All are Christian epitaphs, engraved on limestone funerary stelae of an extremely common type at Al-Karak (ancient Charakmoba) and on the surrounding plateau, which bring new information on the onomastics and funerary customs of the local communities in Late Antiquity. An epigram that contains phrases directly borrowed from the epic code of th…
Epigraphic harvest at the Dead Sea
This paper presents seven Christian funerary stelae that were recently discovered in southern Jordan at Ġawr al-Ṣāfī, the ancient Zoora in Palaestina Tertia. Six of them bear ordinary Greek epitaphs. The seventh is much more outstanding, as its inscription is written in both Greek and Aramaic. This monument dated to 417 ad is also unique in that it testifies to the use of the Syriac alphabet within the local Christian community in late antiquity
Dying on a New Year’s Day
Presentation of an unpublished Jewish Aramaic epitaph of a man who died on New Year’s Day ad 424. The stone is kept in a private Jordanian collection, but, from the layout, the text of the inscription and the type of stone, it can be ascribed with certainty to Zoora (modern Ġawr al-Ṣāfī, al-Karak Governorate, southern Jordan) where over 70 similar texts have been found. It contributes to the documentation of a small and distinct community in this…
Archaeology and Historical Studies (6 works) · Ancient history (5 works) · History (5 works) · Archaeology (4 works) · Art (4 works) · Biblical Studies and Interpretation (4 works) · History (4 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (2 works)