The fifth in a series on pre-Islamic sources adduced for Mecca. Previous: 4) Narsai’s homily “w-kul bnayū d-Neba’ot mlakū… m-nahr Meṣrēm ‘ad nahr Frāt wa-bnū Makah” “All the sons of Nebaioth reigned… from the river of Egypt to the river Euphrates,… Continue Reading
The fourth in a series on pre-Islamic sources adduced for Mecca. Previous: 3) Dabanegoris regio Next: 5) The Samaritan Asatir. “l-mā Qdešāyē aḥyānē ’nūn da-bnay Hāgār” “Are the Qadeshis brothers with the sons of Hagar?” —Narsai of Nisibis In a recent… Continue Reading
A friend of mine shared this poem, which I enjoyed, but I was sceptical of the dating. Variants of this poem are quoted in books and magazines going back to the nineteenth century. Usually it is borrowed as… Continue Reading
The third in a series on pre-Islamic sources adduced for Mecca. Previous: 2) Macoraba. Next: 4) Narsai’s homily. “a flumine Canis, ut Iuba, …gens Taludaei, Dabanegoris regio, mons Orsa cum portu…” “After the Dog’s River, according to Juba, there is… the Taludaei tribe, the Dabanegoris… Continue Reading