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. “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 district, Mount Orsa with… Continue Reading
The second in a series on pre-Islamic sources adduced for Mecca. Previous: 1) Diodorus and the Kaaba. Next: 3) Dabanegoris regio. “Macoraba: 73° 20′ 22°.” — Ptolemy, Geography, §6.7. Claudius Ptolemy was a Greek writer living in Alexandria in the second century CE.… Continue Reading
The first in a series on pre-Islamic sources adduced for Mecca. Next: 2) Macoraba. “Hieron d’ hagiōtaton hidrutai, timōmenon hupo pantōn Arabōn perittoteron.” “A very sacred temple has been established there which is highly revered by all the Arabs.” —Diodorus Siculus,… Continue Reading