A First Syriac Inscription from the Area of Ḥimā (Najrān Province, Southern Saudi Arabia)Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des MorgenlandesSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/LSC566C6/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.FrançoiseBriquel-ChatonnetGeorge AntonKirazAlessiaPriolettaA First Syriac Inscription from the Area of Ḥimā (Najrān Province, Southern Saudi Arabia)http://syriaca.org/cbss/LSC566C6https://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/LSC566C6https://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/LSC566C6Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes112202237-49This study publishes the first Syriac inscription ever found in the desert area of Ḥimā, in southern Saudi Arabia. The three-line text, which is paleographically dated between the 6th and 7th century AD begins with the classic Syriac liturgical prayer, followed by an invocation rather resembling those found in the graffiti throughout the Arabian Peninsula. Its author could be a Christian traveller or a local belonging to the Christian community of Najrān. In either case, the inscription is historically relevant, as it testifies that the Christian culture in the Najrān area was, at least partially, in Syriac. The article also includes the study of the Ancient South Arabian and Thamudic graffiti engraved on the rock panel around the Syriac inscription. Briquel-Chatonnet, Françoise, George Anton Kiraz, and Alessia Prioletta. “A First Syriac Inscription from the Area of Ḥimā (Najrān Province, Southern Saudi Arabia).” Wiener Zeitschrift Für Die Kunde Des Morgenlandes 112 (2022): 37–49. Françoise Briquel-Chatonnet, George Anton Kiraz, and Alessia Prioletta, A First Syriac Inscription from the Area of Ḥimā (Najrān Province, Southern Saudi Arabia), Wiener Zeitschrift Für Die Kunde Des Morgenlandes 112 (2022): 37–49.ArabiaIV-VII CENajranVI CEVII CEarchaeologyinscriptions [Syriac]