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The present paper tries to provide a rough overview over lead coins roughly dating to the Umayyad period (ca. 700-750 AD). Lead coins can be either issued alongside copper coins like in Baalbek or Jurjan as part of the regular petty coinage, they can ...
Schindel, Nikolaus
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Abstract This case study examines the use of X‐ray fluorescence (XRF) as an effective method for defining distinct chemical compositions of local basalt stone from different sources in the Roman period, even when their quarries have not been identified.
Mechael Osband +2 more
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The following article will deal with Islamic sealings from Umayyad jund al- Urdunn and jund Filasṭīn. A few things have to be said as we start. The Umayyad period stretches from 41-132 H/661-750 C.E.
Nintzan, Amitai-Preiss
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Abstract Muslim religion has strict rules to determine what kinds of foodstuffs, and under what circumstances, are deemed appropriate for consumption. Fishes are not an exception to this rule and features such as body shape or the presence and conspicuousness of scales dictate whether certain species are acceptable or rejected.
Laura Llorente‐Rodriguez +2 more
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This article examines the journey of the Umayyad Dynasty II from exile in the Middle East to achieving glory in Andalusia, as well as the transformational impact they had on the region. The Umayyad II dynasty, led by Abd al-Rahman I, succeeded in turning
Moona Maghfirah, Raden Muhammad Syahrial
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نظام البريد في عهد الدولة الأموية بالأندلس [PDF]
يتناول هذا المقال الموسوم "نظام البريد في عهد الدولة الأموية بالأندلس" التعريف بديوان البريد كجهاز محوري في نظم مؤسسات الحكم والإدارة في عهد الدولة الأموية بالأندلس، حيث تتصل إدارته بأمر الواسطة التي يتم عن طريقها إرسال جميع المكاتبات السلطانية.
د. نصيرة طيطح
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Composition and affinities of glass from the Ma'agan Mikhael B shipwreck, Israel
Abstract Material recovered from the Ma'agan Mikhael B shipwreck, off the coast of northern Israel, includes a significant assemblage of glass, which appears to represent waste workshop material (cullet) collected for recycling. Twenty‐three samples were selected for analysis for major and minor elements using SEM‐EDS, to provide insight into the ...
Agnese Benzonelli +3 more
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Passion and Conflict: Medieval Islamic Views of the West
This article analyzes the representation of al-Andalus and North Africa in medieval Islamic maps from the eleventh to the fifteenth centuries. In contrast to other maps of the Mediterranean, which display a veneer of harmony and balance, the image of the
Pinto, Karen C.
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The Islamic State as an empire of nostalgia [PDF]
Primary empires were the product of internal development and self-sustaining through the exploitation of their own resources, but there were also historically a large number of “shadow empires.” These were imperial polities that were the products of ...
Barfield, Thomas
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Zainab's traffic: spatial lives of an Islamic ritual across Southwest Asia
Abstract Since the 1979 Revolution, Iranian pilgrims have engaged in saint visitation (ziyarat) to sites in Syria. By travelling via Turkey on buses, and venerating Sayyida Zainab at their destination, these pilgrims disrupt conventional conceptions of not only Islamic ritual, but also Iranian mobility under sanctions.
Emrah Yıldız
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