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Bilingual South-Arabian / Aramaic funerary inscription discovered inside the burial chamber of tomb FA-5, Mleiha, Sharjah, UAE. (Overlaet 2018:14 Figure 9, Catalog No. 1). 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 (Overlaet 2018:13).
Tomb 66 is a Bronze Age (Wadi Suq Period), clover shaped , subterranean stone-lined tomb with interconnected burial chambers. Investigations of this tomb resulted in the discovery of many burials and associated funerary offerings including ... Read More
Al-Thuqeibah is a settlement, dated to the Iron Age II from 1000 to 600 BC. It is located south of the Al Dhaid city of at the southern end of Al Madam oasis in the ... Read More
A facinating archaeological site with potential Paleolithic, Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age, and Islamic Period features. Stone houses, shell middens, and an extensive ridge of rock art. The site is located near the Oman Sea ... Read More