The second issue of Abgadiyat comprises an outstanding collection of research papers in Arabic, English and French, including studies on Arabic, Hebrew, Ancient Egyptian and Greek writings and scripts in different geographical areas and at different historical eras. Marked by its globalism, the journal highlights the untrodden areas of writing and scripts throughout the history of mankind.
The Abstracts:
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Abbreviations in Ancient Egyptian writing
Linguistic Contact between Old Yemeni and the Southern Spoken Language of Dhofar (Examples from Agricultural Vocabulary)
A Unique Ummayad Dirham: A New Addition to the History of the Arabization of the Dirham
Inscriptions on Tunisian Architecutre from the Ottoman Period: Form and Content
Inscriptions on Stone and Marble Coffins from the Cities of Shehr Sebz and Samarqand: An Archaeological and Artistic Study
Scripts and Writing on Coins from the Alexandria Minting House
Unpublished Private Shabtis From the Greco-Roman Musuem
A New "Greatest of the Directors of craftsmen"High priest of Ptah at Memphis) From Mit-Rahinah
Some Errors in Writing Resulting From Similarity Of Some Hieratic Signs
Some Astronomical Hieroglyphs and their Cosmographic and Calligraphic Significance
The Packard Humanities institute (PHI) Greek Epigraphy
Spelling The Divine Name- Observation on Jewish Alphabetical Inscription
Le décor épigraphique sur les moyens d’éclairage à l’époque mameluke en Egypte