Inscriptional Evidence of Pre-Islamic Classical Arabic - Selected Readings in the Nabataean, Musnad, and Akkadian Inscriptions (Paperback)

This book discusses a highly-debated research topic regarding the history of the Arabic language. It investigates exhaustively the ancient roots of Classical Arabic through detailed tracings and readings of selected ancient inscriptions from the Northern and Southern Arabian Peninsula. Specifically, this book provides detailed readings of important Nabataean, Musnad, and Akkadian inscriptions, including the Namarah inscription and the Epic of Gilgamesh. In his book, the author, a known Arabic type designer and independent scholar, provides clear indisputable transcriptional material evidence indicating Classical Arabic was utilized in major population centers of the greater Arabian Peninsula, many centuries before Islam. He presents for the first time a new clear reading of Classical Arabic poetry verses written in the Nabataean script and dated to the first century CE. Furthermore, he offers for the first time a clear detailed Classical Arabic reading of a sample text from two ancient editions of the Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh, separated by more than1000 years. Throughout his readings, the author provides verifiable evidence from major historical Arabic etymological dictionaries, dated many centuries ago. The abundant of in-depth analysis, images, and detailed original tables in this book makes it a very suitable reference for both scholars and students in academic and research institutions, and for independent learners.

General

Imprint:	Blautopf Publishing
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2013
First published:	March 2013
Authors:	Saad Abulhab
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	250
ISBN-13:	978-0-9849843-4-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > General
LSN:	0-9849843-4-8
Barcode:	9780984984343

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