Back نقش قلعة عمان Arabic Amman Citadel Inscription German Inscripción de la ciudadela de Amán Spanish Ammanin linnoituksen piirtokirjoitus Finnish כתובת מצודת רבת עמון HE Prasasti Benteng Amman ID
| Amman Citadel Inscription | |
|---|---|
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| Material | Limestone |
| Writing | Ammonite language |
| Created | late 9th century BCE[1] |
| Discovered | 1961 |
| Present location | Jordan Archaeological Museum |
| Identification | J 9000 |
The Amman Citadel Inscription is the oldest known inscription in the so-called Ammonite language. It was discovered in 1961 in the Amman Citadel, and first published in full in 1968 by Siegfried Horn.[2] At the time of its discovery it was the third longest Semitic stone inscription ever found in the Southern Levant, after the Mesha Stele and the Siloam inscription.[3] The inscription is known as KAI 307. As of 1969, the inscription was on display at the Jordan Archaeological Museum.[2]
- ^ "The Amman Citadel Inscription". K. C. Hanson's Collection of West Semitic Documents. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ a b Horn (1969). p. 2.
- ^ Horn (1969). p. 2: "The importance of this inscription even in its imperfect condition cannot be exaggerated, for it is only the fourth stone inscription found in a century of explorations in Transjordan, the other three inscriptions being: (1) the Moabite Stone of the ninth century B.C. found at Dibon in 1868, now in the Louvre, Paris, (2) the Balu'ah Stele of the thirteenth or twelfth century discovered at Balu'ah in 1930, now in the Amman Museum, and (3) the Kerak Inscription of the ninth century found at Kerak in 1958. Even if one includes the inscriptional discoveries made in western Palestine, the Amman Citadel Inscription can hold its own as one of the most important Semitic stone inscriptions so far found, for it ranks third in length of text, its length being exceeded only by the Moabite Stone, already mentioned, and the Siloam inscription found in Jerusalem in 1880, now in Istanbul."