The al-ʿUlā–al-Wajh Survey Project : The 2013 Reconnaissance Season

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Report on the Fourth Excavation Season (2011) of the Madâ'in Sâlih Archaeological Project

This volume is the report on the results of the fourth excavation season of the Saudi-French Archaeological Project at Madâ'in Sâlih, ancient Hegra in the Nabataean kingdom, in north-west Saudi Arabia (MAEE, SCTA, CNRS, Univ Paris 1, IFPO). Apart from the results obtained in the different excavation areas (both in the residential area and in tomb IGN 117), the reader will find a study on the cairns/tumuli of the site (W. Abu-Azizeh) as well as intermediary reports on the geophysical detection (Chr. Benech), the fauna (J. Studer) and the pottery (C. Durand).Ce volume constitue le rapport sur les résultats de la quatrième campagne de fouilles de la mission archéologique franco-saoudienne de Madâ'in Sâlih, l'ancienne Hégra des Nabatéens, dans le nord-ouest de l'Arabie Saoudite (MAEE, SCTA, CNRS, Univ. Paris 1, IFPO). Outre les résultats obtenus dans les différents chantiers (dans la zone résidentielle et dans le tombeau IGN 117), le lecteur trouvera une étude synthétique sur les cairns/tumuli du site (W. Abu-Azizeh) ainsi que des rapports intermédiaires sur la détection géophysique (Chr. Benech), la faune (J. Studer) et la céramique (C. Durand)

The Nabataeans in North-West Arabia

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AlUla, merveille d'Arabie

International audienceCatalogue de l'exposition AlUla Merveille d'Arabie, Institut du Monde Arabe, octobre 2019-janvier 2020

Atlas archéologique et épigraphique de Pétra. Fascicule 1. De Bāb as-Sīq au Wādī al-Farasah

Ouvrage réalisé avec la collaboration de R. Saupin et J.T. Milik.This first volume of the Atlas archéologique et épigraphique de Pétra contains catalogues of all the monuments and inscriptions (Nabataean, Greek, Latin) known so far in the southeastern quarter of the site, as well as a commentary on their distribution, function and date. It is published along with four large maps, at the scale of 1:2000, a number of indexes, a bibliography and fifty plates.Ce volume contient les catalogues de tous les monuments et inscriptions (nabatéennes, grecques, latines) connus à ce jour dans le quart sud-est du site ainsi qu'un commentaire sur leur répartition, leur fonction et leur chronologie. Il est accompagné de quatre cartes pliées en couleurs au 1 : 2 000, de divers index, d'une bibliographie et de cinquante planches

Note sur deux "autels" de Hégra

10 pagesInternational audienceThis short article presents two inscriptions from Madâin Sâlih, ancient Hegra in north-west Saudi Arabia, JSNab 81 and 82, which are written to the left of a double betyl carved in relief. JSNab 82 mentions the word msgdy', the plural form of msgd, normally used in Nabataean to designate an "altar". This inscription shows that this word was used, at least in the southern part of the Nabataean kingdom, to designate a betyl, i.e. a divine symbol. The author provides a new copy of these texts and makes also a comment on JSNab 39, which mentions another msgd and which was thought to be associated with an altar. Finally, the article contains a previously unpublished Nabataean inscription from Bosra which dedicates a msgd

Quelques éléments de réflexion sur Hégra et sa région à partir du IIe siècle après J.-C.

22 pagesInternational audienceThis paper deals with the political situation in the region of Hegra, modern Madâ'in Sâlih, Saudi Arabia, from the annexation of the Nabataean kingdom, in AD 106, down to the 6th century. Various pieces of information as well as recent discoveries, particularly those made at Madâ'in Sâlih since 2001, are gathered. The reader will find: a summary of the state of knowledge on this issue, based mainly on M. Sartre's analysis, a presentation of the available data century by century, finally a suggested reinterpretation of an inscription found at Umm Jadhâyidh, about 200 km north-west of Hegra, dated to AD 455/456 and mentioning the introduction of a king named 'Amrû.Cet article fait le point sur la situation politique de la région de Madâ'in Sâlih, l'ancienne Hégra, en Arabie Saoudite à partir du IIe siècle après J.-C., c'est-à-dire de l'annexion de la Nabatène, en 106, au VIe siècle. Il présente la documentation connue ou récemment collectée, notamment sur le site de Hégra. Après une présentation de la problématique, qui repose en grande partie sur les analyses de M. Sartre, les données disponibles sont rappelées siècle par siècle avant que ne soit proposée la relecture d'un texte provenant du site de Umm Jadhâyidh, à environ 200 km au nord-ouest de Hégra, daté de 455-456 après J.-C. et mentionnant l'intronisation d'un roi nommé 'Amrû

Les inscriptions nabatéennes du Hawrân

42 pages, dont 5 cartes et deux tableauxInternational audienceThis article offers a synthesis on the Nabataean inscriptions of the Hawrân, in southern Syria. It starts with a presentation of the available documentation and of the history of the Corpus inscriptionum semiticarum. It then presents the inscriptions (number of texts, provenance, typology) and the script. Following this, five inscriptions are published for the first time. Three of them mention a nefesh (one of which is dated to the reign of Aretas IV), one mentions a hmnʾ (dotted h, "chapel") devoted to the god Baalshamîn and is dated to the reign of Rabbel II and finally one mentions a mhrmt' (dotted h, temenos) devoted to Dushara and written during the reign of the same Rabbel. The article contains two tables: a complete table of the Nabataean inscriptions from the Hawrân, site by site, and a full concordance of these inscriptions in the collections of inscriptions published since the 19th century. Finally, several maps show the distribution of the texts in the villages according to their type, date, content, etc

Le dieu Obodas chez les Nabatéens : hypothèses anciennes et découvertes récentes

International audienceThis article examines all the sources which are available on the deified Nabataean king Obodas, named "Obodas the god" in several inscriptions: literary texts, inscriptions (Greek and Nabataean) and personal names (Greek, Latin, Nabataean). All the compound names which contain the name of a Nabataean king are listed in tables. These show that names which use "Obodas" are much more numerous than those which use the name of other Nabataean kings. This shows probably that the names built with Obodas ('bdt) were probably perceived as theophoric ones. Finally, this article examines the identity of the god Obodas and the forms of his cult in Nabataea as well as iconographic issues