The Fifth mīl from Jerusalem
Another Umayyad milestone from southern Bilād al-Shām
Dados Bibliográficos
| ID | 2821275 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Katia Cytryn-Silverman (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, autor correspondente) |
| Ano | 2007 |
| Volume | 70 |
| Fascículo | 3 |
| Páginas | 603-610 |
| Data de publicação | 2007-10-01 |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0041-977X • E-ISSN: 1474-0699 |
| Editora | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0041977x07000857 |
| OpenAlex | W2042443734 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 4 |
In 1958 an Arabic inscription written in monumental angular script was found in the woods next to Aqua Bella-'Ayn Hemed, on the road between Jerusalem and the coast. The inscription was misfiled in the archives of the Israel Antiquities Authority, remaining unknown to the public for almost fifty years. Following a thorough search of the archives during doctoral research, the author found the original documentation relating to the long-forgotten inscription. The fragmentary inscription is incised into a marble slab, of which only the end of the last three lines remains. The surviving words are in line with the formula found on other milestones dated to the Umayyad period, allowing a reconstruction of the last sentence, and even of the missing upper parts of the inscription. The lines read: "From Jerusalem to this milestone, five miles
Ancient history · Arabic · Archaeology · Art · Documentation · Linguistics · Milestone · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Classics · Computer Science · Historical and Linguistic Studies · History · Medieval History and Crusades · Philosophy
| Citações por ano | 0,5 |
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| Intervalo de citações | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Altamente citado | Não |