Jordan
There are 206 items in Jordan:
Moabite warrior god |
Mobene (Qasr Bshir)
Qasr Bshir: Roman fort in the desert of Jordan. Mobene, as it was called in Antiquity, is the best-preserved Roman fort in the Middle East. …Nabataea
Arabs: the people living in the country to the west and south of Mesopotamia. An Arab. Relief from the East Stairs of the…Nabataean Funeral Inscription
Funeral inscription of Itaybel "Itaybel" was the name of two Nabataean Arabs, grandfather and grandson, whose basalt funerary monument has been…Nabataean Inscriptions
On this page, you will find several ancient Nabataean inscriptions.A Deified Nabataean King One of the three Nabataean kings named Obodas was deified as a healing god, probably Obodas I (r.96-87 BCE). How serious this cult was, is proved by an…Nabataeans
Nabataeans: an Arab nation in modern Jordan; their capital was Petra.Prehistory An Arab. Relief from the East Stairs of the Apadana, Persepolis Among…
Oil shale |
Petra
Petra (Greek Πέτρα, "rock"): capital of the Nabataeans.History The "treasury" (in fact a tomb) Capital of the Nabataeans, created by a wadi;…Petra, Archaeological Museum
Small museum with finds from Petra. There are 3 items in Petra, Archaeological Museum: …
Petra, Byzantine church, General view |
Petra, Colonnaded Street, Hermes |
Petra, Elephant capital |