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The Nabataeans were an Arab tribe who had come under significant Babylonian-Aramaean influence. [9] The first mention of the Nabataeans dates from 312/311 BC, when they were attacked at Sela or perhaps at Petra without success by Antigonus I's officer Athenaeus in the course of the Third War of the Diadochi; at that time Hieronymus of Cardia, a Seleucid officer, mentions the Nabataeans in a ...
However, it was not until the late 19th century that the ruins were systematically approached by archaeological researchers. [142] Since then regular archaeological excavations [143] and ongoing research on the Nabataean culture have been part of today's UNESCO world cultural heritage site Petra. [144]
In the ruins of this destruction a Nabataean inscription, in black ink on plaster, was found bearing a blessing of the Nabataean god, Dushara. The inscription was written by the plasterer, one Ben-Gadya. This is the latest Nabataean inscription ever found in Palestine.
A majority of the remains date from the Nabataean Kingdom (1st century AD). The site constituted the kingdom's southernmost and second largest city after Petra (modern-day Jordan), its capital city. [6] Traces of Lihyanite and Roman occupation before and after the Nabatean rule, respectively, can also be found.
At the Variety Lounge presented by Film AlUla at the Red Sea Film Festival, Variety‘s Alex Ritman spoke with Bettany Hughes, the host, historian and producer of the documentary “Lost Worlds ...
However, it was not until the late 19th century that the ruins were systematically approached by archaeological researchers. [86] Since then regular archaeological excavations [87] and ongoing research on the Nabataean culture have been part of today's UNESCO world cultural heritage site Petra. [88]
The Nabataean Kingdom (Nabataean Aramaic: 𐢕𐢃𐢋𐢈 Nabāṭū), also named Nabatea (/ ˌ n æ b ə ˈ t iː ə /) was a political state of the Nabataeans during classical antiquity. The Nabataean Kingdom controlled many of the trade routes of the region, amassing large wealth and drawing the envy of its neighbors.
Archaeologists have uncovered the ruins of a 2,000-year-old temple believed to have been ... The discovery of the temple confirms there was a Nabataean community participating in commercial ...