About “Corpus Inscriptionum Arabicarum Palaestinae, Volume Addendum”
Western Palestine is home to a large number of Arabic inscriptions, dating from around 150 CE to modern times. Most of these inscriptions come from the Islamic period, a time when the region held significant religious and strategic value, even though it was part of the larger province of Syria. These inscriptions cover various themes, including construction, religious endowments, epitaphs, and Qur'anic texts. They are compiled in the Corpus Inscriptionum Arabicarum Palaestinae (CIAP), which follows the method developed by Max van Berchem in the late 19th century. Van Berchem previously published inscriptions from Jerusalem, but the CIAP expands this work to cover the entire country. The inscriptions are organized by location and studied within their topographical, historical, and cultural contexts. This approach makes the CIAP more than a collection of texts—it provides an epigraphic perspective on the geographical history of the Holy Land.
Book details
- First published
- 2007