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3 unusual facts about Namara inscription


Namara inscription

This is soul of Imru' al-Qays bin ʿAmrū, king of all Arabs, holder of the crown of Asad, and king of all of Asad tribes and Nazār tribes and their kings.

It has been described by Irfan Shahid as ""the most important Arabic inscription of pre-Islamic times" and by Kees Versteegh as "the most famous Arabic inscription".

This is the funerary monument of Imru' al-Qays, son of 'Amr, king of the Arabs, and (?) his title of honour was Master of Asad and Madhhij.



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