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Antarah ibn Shaddad
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Antarah ibn Shaddad al-Absi, also known as Antar, was a pre-Islamic Arab poet and knight belonging to the Arab tribe of Banu Abs, famous for both his poetry and his adventurous life. His chief poem fo
Antarah on horse
Antarah on horse
Antarah and Abla depicted on a 19th-century Egyptian tattooing pattern
Antarah and Abla depicted on a 19th-century Egyptian tattooing pattern
A recent photo of what is said to be the famous rock where Antarah used to meet Abla. Taken in al Jiwa, Saudi Arabia
A recent photo of what is said to be the famous rock where Antarah used to meet Abla. Taken in al Jiwa, Saudi Arabia
A painting on glass depicting Antarah
A painting on glass depicting Antarah
Pre-Islamic Arabia
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The era of pre-Islamic Arabia encompasses human history in parts of the Arabian Peninsula and the Southern Levant before the spread of Islam beginning in 610 CE. During the prehistoric period, humans
Antarah ibn Shaddad
…Antarah ibn Shaddad al-Absi (Arabic: عنترة بن شدّاد العبسيّ, romanized: ʿantara ibn šaddād al-ʿabsiyy; 525–608 AD), also known as Antar (عنتر), was a pre-Islamic Arab poet and knight belonging to the Arab tribe of Banu Abs, famous for both his poetry and his adventurous life. His chief poem forms part of the…
Territory of the three Roman provinces of Arabia which were administered between the 2nd and 7th centuries CE: Arabia Petrea (in green), Arabia Desert
Territory of the three Roman provinces of Arabia which were administered between the 2nd and 7th centuries CE: Arabia Petrea (in green), Arabia Deserta (in yellow), and Arabia Felix (in orange)
Chlorite seal found in Madinat Hamad belonging to the material culture of Dilmun dated between 2000 and 1800 BCE
Chlorite seal found in Madinat Hamad belonging to the material culture of Dilmun dated between 2000 and 1800 BCE
Sumerian cuneiform tablet recording shipments of wool and silver by Queen Lagash to Dilmun c. 2350 BCE found in a tel in Girsu
Sumerian cuneiform tablet recording shipments of wool and silver by Queen Lagash to Dilmun c. 2350 BCE found in a tel in Girsu
Relief from Ashurbanipal's palace showing Assyrians fighting and pursuing Arabs on camelback.
Relief from Ashurbanipal's palace showing Assyrians fighting and pursuing Arabs on camelback.