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Mecca before Islam: 3) Dabanegoris regio

January 2, 2018 4 Comments

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 →

Latin, Mecca, South Arabian

The Temple Mount Mosque in an early Georgian source

January 30, 2016 4 Comments

The first mosque to be built on the Temple Mount, Jerusalem – forerunner of today’s al-Aqṣā Mosque –, was constructed sometime around 637. We know this thanks to a little-known Georgian source whose information ultimately dates to around 670. Below… Continue Reading →

Anastasius of Sinai, Arculf, Armenian, Georgian, Jerusalem, Latin, Sebeos, Sources

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