What's in a Name: The Anonymity of Ancient Umm el-Jimal
"Mother of Camels" is only one reading of the modern name of this stark and intriguing basalt-built settlement. Its ancient name? None of the tantalizing possibilities in the literary sources checks out. The ancient site will have to remain anonymous, with only the residues of its inhabita...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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1994
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The Biblical archaeologist
Year: 1994, Volume: 57, Issue: 4, Pages: 215-219 |
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| Summary: | "Mother of Camels" is only one reading of the modern name of this stark and intriguing basalt-built settlement. Its ancient name? None of the tantalizing possibilities in the literary sources checks out. The ancient site will have to remain anonymous, with only the residues of its inhabitants' lives witnessing to their identity. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeologist
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3210430 |