Books by Michael C . A . Macdonald
Taymāʾ II. Catalogue of the inscriptions discovered in the Saudi-German excavations at Taymāʾ, 2020
This is a catalogue of all the inscriptions discovered during the Saudi-German excavations at Tay... more This is a catalogue of all the inscriptions discovered during the Saudi-German excavations at Taymāʾ from 2004 to 2015 with indexes including material from all known inscriptions from the oasis.
Papers by Michael C . A . Macdonald
A recently published Safaitic inscription was alleged to contain the group name Ghassān (i.e. the... more A recently published Safaitic inscription was alleged to contain the group name Ghassān (i.e. the Ghassanids). We re-examine the inscription, and conclude that this interpretation was based on a misreading. Instead, the text provides the first pre-Islamic attestation of the Ṭayyiʾ deity "Fals".
Excavations of a monumental tomb in Area F at Mleiha have revealed a lime-plaster funerary stele ... more Excavations of a monumental tomb in Area F at Mleiha have revealed a lime-plaster funerary stele with an Aramaic and Hasaitic inscription. The excavation of the tomb was not completed but a preliminary report on the tomb and a discussion of the text is presented. The inscription states that the tomb was built by the deceased's son and mentions the date and his name, family lineage and function in the service of the King of ʿUmān.
A Companion to the Hellenistic and Roman Near East, 2022
In antiquity, the term "Arab" was applied to many different peoples, with different ways of life,... more In antiquity, the term "Arab" was applied to many different peoples, with different ways of life, and in different places. When looking at its usage in the Hellenistic and Roman periods it is important to be aware of two things.
Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 2016
Excavations of a monumental tomb in Area F at Mleiha have revealed a lime-plaster funerary stele ... more Excavations of a monumental tomb in Area F at Mleiha have revealed a lime-plaster funerary stele with an Aramaic and Hasaitic inscription. The excavation of the tomb was not completed but a preliminary report on the tomb and a discussion of the text is presented. The inscription states that the tomb was built by the deceased's son and mentions the date and his name, family lineage and function in the service of the King of ʿUm an. 1
Arabie — Arabies volume offert à Christian Julien Robert par ses collègues, ses élèves et ses amis, 2023
Taymāʾ by court officials of Nabonidus king of Babylon.1 I also offer a rereading of a Taymanitic... more Taymāʾ by court officials of Nabonidus king of Babylon.1 I also offer a rereading of a Taymanitic graffito by another such official, originally published by Dr Khaled Eskoubī, and raise the question of the author’s native language. Finally, I discuss the remarkable graffiti of “Bs¹rn, king of Dūmat”2 and “servant of Nabonidus,” which are the first documents found so far which we can (fairly) safely treat as being in the Dumaitic language and script.
The Badia Epigraphic Survey (BES) was established in 2015 to make systematic surveys of inscripti... more The Badia Epigraphic Survey (BES) was established in 2015 to make systematic surveys of inscriptions and rock art of all periods in the basalt desert of northeastern Jordan. It aims to record and give accurate GPS locations not only for new inscriptions and drawings but also for those copied and/or photographed before GPS was available and which therefore have imprecise provenance and/or unreliable images.
Dûma 3. The 2012 Report of the Saudi–Italian–French Archaeological Project at Dûmat al-Jandal, Saudi Arabia. Riyâdh, 2015
The present contribution is a brief synthesis on ways of expressing affiliation to a social group... more The present contribution is a brief synthesis on ways of expressing affiliation to a social group (a tribe, clan, or family) in both Nabataean and Safaitic.It begins with an examination of the term bny in Nabataean, a term whose meaning is at times ambiguous.
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Books by Michael C . A . Macdonald
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