Over a thousand years old, this Arabic inscription was found in Wadi Musa, just outside of Petra. This limestone block was a tombstone dedicated to the memory of an important man then, Abu al-Husayn ibn Abdullah, who died in 787 CE. The inscription reads "In the name of the Merciful, Abu Al-Husayn ibn Abdullah passed away, may Allah have mercy on him, on Sunday of Jamada al-Akhir of the year 170". The year 170 refers to the Islamic Hijri calendar. Islamic period, 787 CE. From Petra. Jordan. (The Jordan Museum, Amman, Jordan).
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