Shuqayra Al-Gharbiyya: A New Early Islamic Compound in Central Jordan

Shdaifat, Younis; Badhann, Zakariya N. Ben

doi:10.1086/nea20361373

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Wādī Faynān In the Early Islamic Period1

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“…To the north of the Faynān the closest large settlement is Shuqayrā al‐Gharbīyya. Located on the Karak Plateau about two hours north of the Faynān, it is a large Umayyad‐ and ʿAbbāsid‐period (seventh to ninth century) complex that is currently being excavated by Muʾtah University (Shdaifat & Ben Badhann, : 185–188; Ben Badhann, : 8–13). It is an elite residence with a probable agricultural focus on trade along the nearby Via Nova/Desert Highway.…”

Section: Wādī Faynān In the Early Islamic Periodmentioning

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Fragments of an early Islamic Arabic papyrus from Khirbet Hamrā Ifdān

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Mairs

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Arab Archaeol Epigr

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Excavations in 2013 at the site of Khirbet Hamr a Ifd an in the Fayn an revealed several pieces of an Arabic papyrus, the first ever found in Jordan. Although the papyrus is poorly preserved, a detailed analysis of the fragments based on parallels have suggested that it dates to the late seventh/early-mid-eighth century AD.This article discusses the papyrus fragments and places them within their papyrological and archaeological contexts.

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Section: Wādī Faynān In the Early Islamic Periodmentioning

confidence: 99%