al-Namara, Also al-Namara

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al-Namaraالنمارة

The desert site of a 328 CE tomb inscription, one of the oldest texts in the Arabic language.

The Namara inscription marks the tomb of Imru' al-Qays ibn Amr, called 'king of all the Arabs'. Written in Nabataean letters, its language is early Arabic, three centuries before the Quran came down 'in a clear Arabic language' (26:195).

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Imru' al-Qays ibn Amr

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