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.
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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".
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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.
Omurtag's Tarnovo Inscription | Bronze 'fish tally' with small Khitan inscription owned by Stephen Wootton Bushell | statue inscription in "Love is a Ball" (1963) at 51:44 | Padang Roco inscription | Nagajari-Khanikargaon rock inscription | Great Karnak Inscription | Buyla inscription | Behistun Inscription | alt=A drawing of the first inscription (with some minor errors), as it could be read in 1887'' |