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Bilingual South-Arabian / Aramaic funerary inscription discovered inside the burial chamber of tomb FA-5, Mleiha, Sharjah, UAE. Central panel in south Arabian script, text along the rim in Aramaic. Text reads “Memorial and tomb of Amud son of Gurr son of Ali, inspector of the king of Oman, which built over him his son Amud son of Amud son if Gurr, inspector of the king of Oman.” Dated to either 222/221 or 215/214 BCE. First record evidence of an Oman Kingdom.
Glazed ceramic jar. 1st Century CE. Specimen from the collection excavated from a communal tomb of the Roman-Parthian period in Dibba Al Hisn, Sharjah. Read More
Description: Bronze Bridle No 3. The wealth of some of the inhabitants of Mleiha is demostrated by the burial of these magnificent gold horse trappings. They ... Read More
Bronze Age Soft stone stamp seal dated to the 2nd millennium BCE. Kalba, Kalba, Sharjah, UAE. Read More