Ancient name | Unknown |
Country | Saudi Arabia |
Geographical area | Biʾr Ḥimà |
Governorate | Najrān |
Coordinates | Latitude: 18° 17' 49.2" Longitude: 44° 30' 50.4" |
Coordinates accuracy | certain |
Type of site | Area with rock inscriptions |
General description | The promontory of ʿĀn Jamal, reaching an altitude of 1298 meters, serves as an excellent vantage point for monitoring movements between Ḥimà and al-Ṣammāʾ. The site features an extraordinary concentration of rock engravings, consisting of approximately 200 petroglyphs and over 550 texts in various languages (Ancient South Arabian, Thamūdic and Arabic). |
Travellers | 1963: H. St J. Philby |
Archaeological missions | 1951-1952: Philby-Ryckmans-Lippens Expedition (PRL) 2007-2010: French-Saudi Expedition to Najrān (dir. S. F. al-Saʿīd and C. J. Robin) |
near Biʾr Ḥimā (Unknown) |
Epigraphs
in CSAI Objects in CSAI |
Robin et al. 2022 | Robin, Christian J., Schiettecatte, Jérémie, al-Saʿīd, Saʿīd F., Arbach, Mounir, Charloux, Guillaume and Dridi, Hédi 2022. Une halte dans la steppe. Les gravures rupestres de ʿĀn Jamal près de Ḥimà (région de Najrān, Arabie saoudite) / A Stopover in the Steppe. The rock carvings of ʿĀn Jamal near Ḥimà (Region of Najrān, Saudi Arabia). Paris. |