Madīna or Miʾdhana? Revisiting the ‘Foundation Inscription’ of Qaṣr al-Ḥayr al-Sharqī
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21257684 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Luke Treadwell (University of Oxford, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 134-154 |
| Publication date | 2024-12-27 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Material Cultures in the Muslim World (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2666-6278 • E-ISSN: 2666-6286 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/26666286-12340050 |
| OpenAlex | W4405953459 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 13 |
In the early 19th century J.-B. Rousseau included the following phrase in his reading of the well-known inscription from the Umayyad site of Qaṣr al-Ḥayr al-Sharqī – ‘... This town ( madīna ) was built by order of ʿAbd Allāh Hishām, Commander of the Believers ...’. A century later Charles Clermont-Ganneau argued that the Arabic term in question was miʾdhana rather than madīna . The revised reading was rejected (or ignored) by successive generations of scholars, but new data shows that Clermont-Ganneau was right. This paper examines the reasons for the rejection of the miʾdhana reading and outlines the implications of its reinstatement
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
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