- Sidebar from the FRchives: Pharaonic inscription found in Saudi Arabia [11/13/2010]
Posted on 01/11/2023 3:41:52 PM PST by SunkenCiv
Archeologists in Saudi Arabia have discovered the largest inscriptions in the Kingdom depicting the Babylonian King Nabonidus in the north-western city of Hail.
“Archaeologists from the Saudi Heritage Commission have discovered fascinating rock inscriptions in the Hail region (northern Saudi Arabia) that depict the Babylonian King Nabonidus,” the authority announced earlier this week.
The inscriptions, dating back to the mid-6th century, depict King Nabonidus of Babylon holding a scepter and surrounded by religious symbols, according to the Commission.
The discovery provides “further evidence of the Kingdom’s historical role as a cradle of civilizations in the Arabian Peninsula,” the Commission said.
The inscriptions are approximately 26 lines of script, making it the longest engravings found in Saudi Arabia.
They were discovered in the al-Hait area in Hail, which features several ancient cites and monuments including castles, fortresses, and water installations.
Al-Hait, which was known as “Fadak” in ancient times, has great historical significance and is home to a collection of rock art, ancient inscriptions, and early Islamic writings that date from the first millennium up until the early Islamic era.
(Excerpt) Read more at english.alarabiya.net ...
https://search.brave.com/search?q=nabonidus+site%3Avarchive.org
https://www.google.com/search?q=nabonidus+site%3Avarchive.org
That’s 6th century BC, for those who might not know.
Conquered by Cyrus the Great of the Bible.
Rock inscriptions? Do they translate as “We are the priests of the temple of Syrinx?” Jk. Very interesting find.
Looks like it was inscribed recently.
It REALLY says…
“Kilroy was here…”
I hope they don’t blow it up like the Taliban did, or tear it down like Antifa does.
https://conan.fandom.com/wiki/Thak
;)
The real Nabonidus fought Conan:
Thak was of a race considered halfway between man and ape, that lived in the mountains on the eastern fringes of Zamora. Thak was captured and kept by Nabonidus as a servant and a pet. He was highly devious and possessed near-human intelligence. Eventually, Thak grew jealous of, and rebellious towards his master, and took control of the system of traps that Nabonidus had installed in his house; using them to eliminate a party of nationalistic enemies of Nabonidus who had come to assassinate him.
A year or so ago I re-read the original version of that (not sure the Lancer edition had R.E. Howard’s, some of them were edited by L. Sprague de Camp or Lin Carter) and enjoyed it immensely. Most of those have not held up for me, but that one does, along with “Beyond the Black River”.
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42254
ooh, audiobook versions of “Rogues in the House”:
https://search.brave.com/search?q=Rogues+in+the+House+robert+e+howard+full+text
Reminder: Medina - the “second holiest city is Islam” - at the time of this inscription was made was MAJORITY JEWS. Decades later, Mohammed betrayed them and massacred and exiled the entire mass of Jews.
Oddly enough, I’ve never listened to 2112. I just started to (Overture etc) and the high pitched synth turned me off. :^)
No, it says, “Hail, Hail, the gang’s all here.”
I have the REH collection on kindle. I used to have the Lancer editions, but they fell apart long ago.
2112 is good. Lots of talent on display, but over the top production, like a lot of Rush.
😁
Have a great weekend, all. Digest tomorrow, then I'll probably be off until next week.
6th century ad didn’t sound right.
That’s a tracing, probably digital. A photo of the rock unenhanced would not show anything recognizable.
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