HISTOIRE DE THAMOUD.

Branden, Alb. Van Den.

Edité par Universite Libanaise, Beirut, 1966

(3), 115 pp.; (2), French text, numerous figures in text, 1 map. Publications de L'Universite Libanaise, Section des Etudes Historiques, Volume VI. Copy unopened in very good condition. New. The Thamud is the name of an ancient civilization in the Hejaz known from the first millennium BC to near the time of Muhammad. The Thamud civilization was located in the north of the peninsula. Although they are thought to have originated in Southern Arabia, Arabic tradition has them moving north to settle on the slopes of Mount Athlab near Mada'in Saleh. Numerous Thamudic rock writings and pictures have been found on Mount Ath-lab and throughout central Arabia. The oldest known reference to Thamud is a 715 BC inscription of the Assyrian king Sargon II, which mentions them as being among the people of eastern and central Arabia subjugated by the Assyrians. They were living here much earlier, well before Abraham when we compare the family tree of Prophets, as their Ancestors were Iram and Ars. They are referred to as 'Tamudaei' in the writings of Aristo of Chios, Ptolemy, and Pliny. "Al-Hijr" or "Hegra", is an archaeological site located in the Sector of Al-`Ula within the Province of Al-Madinah, the Hejaz, Saudi Arabia. A majority of the vestiges date from the Nabatean kingdom (first century AD). The site constitutes the kingdom's southernmost and largest settlement after Petra, its capital. Traces of Lihyanite and Roman occupation before and after the Nabatean rule, respectively, can also be found. The Archaeological Site of Al-Hijr (Mada'in Salih), is the first site of Saudi Arabia inscribed on the World Heritage List of the UNESCO Seller Inventory #21837. N° de réf. du vendeur 1895

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Titre : HISTOIRE DE THAMOUD.
Éditeur : Universite Libanaise, Beirut
Date d'édition : 1966
Reliure : Soft cover
Etat : As New
Edition : Second Edition