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132:, the typical personal name for God used since the Himyarite Kingdom had converted to Judaism and away from polytheistic practices. Phraseology such as reference to the protection of the heavens and Earth, protection of Rahmanan and the association of Rahmanan with the heavens and Earth can also be found in related Himyarite inscriptions, such as Ry 507 and Ry 508. The reference to Rahmanan as the "Lord of the Jews" can also be seen in Ry 515, which is contemporary to Ja 1028. 83:
8 on the coast against the Abyssinians, while they were reinforcing the chain of Mandab. That is all what they mentioned in this inscription: deaths, boot, garrison service and all (what happened) in only one expedition;
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7 with the tribe of Hamdān, citizens and nomads, and the assault troops of ʾzʾnn and the Arabs of Kinda, Murād, Madhḥig, while the qayls, his brothers, with the king, were mounting guard
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11 thirty-three . For the protection of the heavens and the earth and of the strength of the men was this inscription against those who would harm and degrade. Might Rḥmnn, the Highest,
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12 protect it against all those who would degrade. This inscription was placed, written, executed in the name of Rḥmnn. Tmm of Ḥḍyt placed. By the Lord of Jews. By the Highly Praised.
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4 s¹n, and Mḫwn, and brought the war (against) the defence of Nagrān. He reinforced the chain of Mandab, they were with him. And he sent them with an army. What the king has managed
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3 the supporters of their lord, the king Yusuf ʾs¹ʾr Yṯʾr, when he burnt the church, killed the Abyssinians in Ẓafār, and moved a war against ʾs²ʿrn, Rkbn, Fr–
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6 hundred ninety thousand camels, cows and small animals.102 This inscription was written by the qayl S²rḥʾl Yqbl of Yzʾn, when he was in guard against Nagrān
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1 Might, the God, to whom belong the heavens and the earth, bless the king Yusuf ʾs¹ʾr Yṯʾr, the king of all the tribes, and might bless the qayls …
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9 then they came back to their houses thirteen months later. Might Rḥmnn bless their sons S²rḥbʾl Ykml and Hʿn ʾs¹ʾr, the sons of Lḥyʿt
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10 and Lḥyʿt Yrḫm, the son of S¹myfʿ, and Mrṯdʾln Ymgd, the son of S²rḥʾl, of the clan of Yzʾn. The month of Mḏrʾn of the six hundred
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2 Lḥyʿt Yrḫm, S¹myfʿ ʾs²wʿ, S²rḥʾl Yqbl, S²rḥbʾl ʾs¹ʿd, the sons of S²rḥbʾl Ykml, of the clan of Yzʾn and Gdnm,
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Gajda, iwona (2017). "Remarks on Monotheism in Ancient South Arabia". In Bakhos, Carol; Cook, Michael (eds.).
125:. As a result of this event, a vigorous response by the Akumsites led to the defeat of the Himyarite Kingdom. 209:
Robin, Christian Julien (2021). "Judaism in pre-Islamic Arabia". In Ackerman-Lieberman, Phillip Isaac (ed.).
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5 to get in this expedition as spoils, amounted to twelve thousand deaths, eleven thousand prisoners, two
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Pre-islamic Arabia: societies, politics, cults and identities during late antiquity
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The following translation follows that of the Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions:
43: 143:: 'Lord of Jews by / with (?) the Praised'. They are connected by the preposition 186:
Muhammad and his followers in context: the religious map of late antique Arabia
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and the burning of their church with the army in a move against the
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Islam and its past: Jahiliyya, Late Antiquity, and the Qur'an
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Ja 1028 is the only surviving written source from within the
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named S²rḥʾl Yqbl in which he celebrated massacring the
135:Two names of God are used in Ja 1028 (and Ry 515): 100: 323: 109:to describe the massacre of the Christians of 30:. It was commissioned by an army commander of 139:, 'Lord of the Jews by/with Rahmanan', and 128:The inscription invokes God using the name 251: 183: 324: 299: 274: 208: 233: 179: 177: 13: 14: 358: 174: 211:The Cambridge history of Judaism 101:Interpretation and significance 26:inscription dating to the late 293: 268: 227: 202: 1: 300:Grasso, Valentina A. (2023). 167: 162:Judaism in pre-Islamic Arabia 36:Christian community of Najran 7: 150: 10: 363: 253:10.1017/S0026749X21000305 184:Lindstedt, Ilkka (2023). 234:Kjær, Sigrid K. (2022). 53: 98: 60: 40:Abyssinian Christians 240:Modern Asian Studies 117:and the defense of 16:Sabaic inscription 332:Himyarite Kingdom 311:978-1-009-25296-6 286:978-0-19-874849-6 220:978-0-521-51717-1 195:978-90-04-68712-7 107:Himyarite Kingdom 28:Himyarite Kingdom 354: 316: 315: 297: 291: 290: 272: 266: 265: 255: 231: 225: 224: 206: 200: 199: 181: 115:Kingdom of Aksum 44:Kingdom of Aksum 362: 361: 357: 356: 355: 353: 352: 351: 342:Najran Province 322: 321: 320: 319: 312: 298: 294: 287: 273: 269: 232: 228: 221: 207: 203: 196: 182: 175: 170: 153: 103: 56: 17: 12: 11: 5: 360: 350: 349: 344: 339: 334: 318: 317: 310: 292: 285: 267: 246:(3): 776–795. 226: 219: 201: 194: 172: 171: 169: 166: 165: 164: 159: 152: 149: 137:Rb-hwd b-Rḥmnn 102: 99: 55: 52: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 359: 348: 345: 343: 340: 338: 335: 333: 330: 329: 327: 313: 307: 303: 296: 288: 282: 278: 271: 263: 259: 254: 249: 245: 241: 237: 230: 222: 216: 212: 205: 197: 191: 187: 180: 178: 173: 163: 160: 158: 155: 154: 148: 146: 142: 138: 133: 131: 126: 124: 120: 116: 112: 108: 97: 94: 91: 88: 85: 81: 78: 75: 72: 69: 66: 63: 59: 51: 49: 45: 41: 37: 33: 29: 25: 21: 337:Inscriptions 301: 295: 276: 270: 243: 239: 229: 210: 204: 185: 144: 141:Rb-hd b-Mḥmd 140: 136: 134: 127: 104: 95: 92: 89: 86: 82: 79: 76: 73: 70: 67: 64: 61: 57: 19: 18: 326:Categories 168:References 262:0026-749X 46:based in 32:Dhu Nuwas 347:Sabaeans 151:See also 130:Rahmanan 48:Ethiopia 123:Judaism 42:of the 20:Ja 1028 308:  283:  260:  217:  192:  157:DJE 23 111:Najran 24:Sabaic 22:is a 306:ISBN 281:ISBN 258:ISSN 215:ISBN 190:ISBN 121:and 54:Text 248:doi 119:God 328:: 256:. 244:56 242:. 238:. 176:^ 145:b- 50:. 314:. 289:. 264:. 250:: 223:. 198:.

Index

Sabaic
Himyarite Kingdom
Dhu Nuwas
Christian community of Najran
Abyssinian Christians
Kingdom of Aksum
Ethiopia
Himyarite Kingdom
Najran
Kingdom of Aksum
God
Judaism
Rahmanan
DJE 23
Judaism in pre-Islamic Arabia


ISBN
978-90-04-68712-7
ISBN
978-0-521-51717-1
"'Rahman' before Muhammad: A pre-history of the First Peace (Sulh) in Islam"
doi
10.1017/S0026749X21000305
ISSN
0026-749X
ISBN
978-0-19-874849-6
ISBN
978-1-009-25296-6

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