Subject Index to Nabataea.net

The web pages on Nabataea.net are divided into subject-groups. Each subject-group has a banner you can click to go to the menu page for that subject. Below the banner are links to some of the pages in that subject-group.A few web pages have been created but the information has not been posted yet. (It may take several months for these pages to be completed).

(This menu contain over 450 menu items, excluding 150 more under the Hejaz Railway Menu)

 

Introduction to Nabataea	Northern Nabataea
Borders of Nabataea	Eastern Nabataea
Western Nabataea	Quick Introduction (FAQ)

Who were the Nabataeans?	The Muslim Invasion
Arabia in Ancient History	The Crusades
Early History	Rediscovery
Middle History	The Hagarites/Gerrhaeans
Late History	The Twelve Tribes of Ishmael
The Fall of Petra	Nabajoth, Mibsam, Kedar, Adbeel, Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, Kedemah
Time Line	Nabataean Economics
Ancient Maps of Arabia	Nabataean Tall Tales
Ancient Historians	The History of Concrete and the Nabataeans
Ancient Quotes about the Nabataeans	The Ptolomies of Egypt
The Camel and the Nabataeans	The Arabian Horse and the Nabataeans

Nabataean Culture	Clothing
Desert Life	Coins
The Price of Honor	Pottery
Honor and Shame in a Middle Eastern Setting	Writing
Nabataean Graffiti	The Multi-Alphabet Theory
Writing Chart (Arabic base)	Writing Charts (German, English)
The Petra Scrolls	The Cave of Letters
Nabataean Pantheon of Gods	Burial Practices
Block Gods	Nabataean Zodiac
Making Sense of Middle Eastern Religion	Petroglyphs
Deifying Leaders

 

Who were the ancient Arab Sea Traders?	Alexandria, the center of trade
Nabataeans in Italy	Berenice Port on the Red Sea
Nabataeans in Africa	Myos Hormos Port on the Red Sea
Africa: Juani Island	Leuce Come Port on the Red Sea
Africa: Mafia Island	Trade on the Arabian Sea
Africa: The Coast of Tanzania	Trade on the Red Sea
Nabataeans in India	Nabataeans in the Arab Gulf
The Kingdoms of South India	Indian Pottery Found in Petra
Arab Ports of Call in India	Trade on the Bay of Bengal
Nabataeans and Sri Lanka	Ancient Trade Items
The Kingdom of Ruhuna	Nabataeans in Turkey
Stone Anchors from Arabia in Sri Lanka	Malacca in Asia
Southern Arabia: Menu	Dong Song Kingdom in Vietnam
Southern Arabia: Countryside	African Pottery found in Nabataea
Southern Arabia: A Caravansary	Nabataean Trade Routes
Southern Arabia: The Marib Dam	Nabataeans on Rhodes
Southern Arabia: Sa'ada (City in the North)	The Ancient Maritime Sea Route
Southern Arabia: Yemeni Lifestyle	A Proposed New Trade Route Directly East from Petra
Nabataeans in Antarctica?	Elephants and the Nabataeans
Nabataeans in China	Trade on the China Sea
The Spice Route Time Chart (China, India, Arabia, Europe)	Nabataea found in Chinese Texts
China: The Li-Kan Question	Book Review: 1421 The Year China Discovered the World
An overview of Chinese history	The 'West' as mentioned in Chinese historical sources
How far did the Nabataean Merchants Travel?

 

Ancient Sailing and Navigation	History and Construction of the Dhow
Parallel Maritime Histories	Who were the Ancient Arab Sea Traders?

 

Petra (A complete section in itself)	Bostra
Nabataeans in the Negev	Wadi Rumm
Mampsis	Aila
Mampsis Photos	Humeima
Nessana	Meda'in Saleh
Ruheiba	Meda'in Saleh: Tombs: Exteriors and Interiors
Avdat	Meda'in Saleh: Tomb Decorations, Falcons, Faces, etc
Elusa	Meda'in Saleh: Niches, Altars and God Blocks
Gaza	Ma'an
Shivta \ Sobota	Leuce Come
The Wall	Where was Leuce Come? by Bob Lebling
Negev Wall	A Possible Solution for Leuce-Come By Dan Gibson
Sela	South Forts
Um al Jemal	More South Forts
Archeological sites in Saudi Arabia

Qur'anic Geography	Timeline
Mecca	Petra Map
The QIbla	The Qur'an and the Qibla Timeline

The Nabataeans, Builders of Petra Book	Nabataea.net on CD-ROM
Strategos Card Game	Caravans Game
Petra's Sercret's, Children's Book

 

Fun Stuff for Kids Menu	The Camel Caravan Experience: Menu
Spot the Difference	The Camel Caravan Experience: The Camels
A Kid'z Visit to Petra	The Camel Caravan Experience: Our Food
Ancient Game Boards Discovered in Petra!	The Camel Caravan Experience: Mount Up
Kidz who live in Nabataea Today	The Camel Caravan Experience: The Trip South
Word Search	The Camel Caravan Experience: Our Cargo
Camel Bags	The Camel Caravan Experience: The Trip Back
Download two pictures to print and color	The Camel Caravan Experience: Bandits and Thieves
Download two pictures to print and color	The Camel Caravan Experience: Navigation in the Desert
Download two pictures to print and color	The Camel Caravan Experience: Sand Storms
	The Camel Caravan Experience: Arriving Safely at Home

 

Using Google Earth and our links, you can now get a bird's eye view of many archeological sites discussed on this website.

 

Arriving in Petra	Temple of Al Uzza (Winged Lions)
The Walk In	Temple of Dushares (Qasr al Bint)
The Main Siq	Museum
The Small Siq	The Dier (Monestary)
The Treasury	Jebal  Habis
The Treasury Plaza	Um al Biera
Re-Construction of the Treasury (1961)	City of Board Games
The Treasury Mystery	The Snake Monument
Street of Facades	Sabara Suburb
Water Works	City Walls (Map of the City)
The Theater	Al Beidha
The Royal Tombs	Churches
Tombs North of the Royal Tombs	Kubtha High Place
Robinson High Place	Wadi Nmeir
The Colonnade Street	Small Delights
The Great Temple (Royal Courts?)	Petra Today

 

Follow the route by going down the columns	Northern Desert Trek
Gaza(Jenysos)	Tayma
Elusa	Meda'in Saleh
Ruheiba	Dedan
Obodat	Khaybar
Wadi Fiqreh	Medina
Wadi Arabah	Southern Desert Trek
Sela	Najran
Rekem, (Petra)	Sa'ada
Ayl	Yathul
Gryn	Marib (Saba)
Hawara	Timna (Qatraban)
Wadi Rumm	Shibam(Hadramaut)
Al Uyaynah	Ubar

Follow the route by going down the columns	Ayl
Cane	Rekem, (Petra)
Aden	Sela
Muza	Wadi Arabah
Berinece	Wadi Fiqreh
Philotera	Obodat
Myos Hormos	Ruheiba
Leuce Kome	Elusa
Alia	Gaza (Jenysos)
Hawara	Alexandria
Gryn	Sumhuram

 

Introduction to Edom	Did Edom's original Territories Extend West of Wadi Arabah?
	Reassessing the Chronology of Biblical Edom: New Excavations and 14C dates from Khirbat en-Nahas

 

The Founding of the Nations	Locating The Garden of Eden
The Chronology of the Bible	Eden: A Few Leading Clues
Early Chronologies of the Bible	Eden: The Rivers Euphrates and Hiddekel
Modern Chronologies of the Bible	Eden: The River Pison
Book Review: The Lost Millennium	Eden: The River Gihon
Chronology from Solomon to Hezekiah Part I	Eden: The Changing River Courses
Chronology from Solomon to Hezekiah Part II	Eden: Eden in Relation to Geology
Chronology from Solomon to Hezekiah Part III	Eden: Eden and Biblical Chronology
The Chronology of Isaiah	Eden: Cain's City of Enoch
Chronology of Jeremiah	Eden: Are the names in Genesis 2 Postdiluvial?
The Date of Christ's Birth	Eden: Maps, sketches, notes and links
Gibson Bible Atlas	Is Petra in Bible Prophecy?
Atlas: General Map of Countries & Nations	The Man from Petra: Menu
Atlas: Mediterranean (Early movements)	The Man from Petra: Front Cover
Atlas: Canaan (before Abraham)	The Man from Petra: Pages 2 - 3
Atlas: Canaan in Patriarchal Ages	The Man from Petra: Pages 4 - 5
Atlas: Wanderings in the Wilderness	The Man from Petra: Pages 6 - 7
Atlas: Wanderings Map Two	The Man from Petra: Pages 8 - 9
Atlas: Land Allotted to the 12 Tribes	The Man from Petra: Pages 10 - 11
Atlas: The World of the Assyrian Empire	The Man from Petra: Pages 12 - 13
Atlas: Kingdoms of David & Solomon	The Man from Petra: Pages 14 - 15
Atlas: Kingdoms of Judah and Israel	The Man from Petra: Pages 16 - 17
Atlas: Israel, Judah, Jerusalem	The Man from Petra: Pages 18 - 19
Atlas: Israel under Roman Occupation	The Man from Petra: Back page

 

Visit all the stations from Damascus to Medina	Hundreds of photos added in January 2007
Deir Ali	Cadem Workshop
Book Reviews	Cadem Roundhouse
People and Stories	Cadem Station
Dera to Haifa Line	Esh Shejara
Dera'a Station	Men who worked the line
Mesmie Station	Jim Easler Trip, 1965

 

The Amazing Ancients	The Voynich Question
Mystery Rock	Voynich: Introduction to the Voynich Manuscript
The Flat Earth Myth	Voynich:  Physical Composition of the Manuscript
Megaliths	Voynich: History of the Voynich Manuscript
Stonehenge	Voynich:  The Layout of the Manuscript
Atlantis	Voynich: The Text, Language and Illustrations
Ancient Time Piece	Voynich: A Possible Middle Eastern Connection
Bahrain	Voynich: Plants found in Nabataea
Zimbabwe	What is it? (Voynich)
Sahara Desert's Changing Climate	Ancient Pueblo Dwellers

 

The Petra Park	The Hejaz Railway
The Bedul	Who are the Nabataeans Today?
Modern Nabataea (photo essay)	Lawrence of Arabia
Animals of Nabataea	Plants of Nabataea
Mammals	Trees
Birds	Shrubs
Insects	Flowers
Reptiles	Grasses
Fish	Weeds
Other Animals	Other Plants
Jeff's Book Shop

 

Petra: City of Board Games	Senet Games
Ancient Board Games and the Nabataeans	Labyrinths
Wadi Rumm: Valley of Game Boards	Seega Games

 

Pre-Islamic Arabia Menu

Shis'r (Ubar?)

The Nabataean Culture & Mada'in Saleh by Thomas Kummert

The Nabataean Culture & It's Petra Capital by Thomas Kummert

Nabataean History & Their Kings by Thomas Kummert

Nabataean Trading Activities by Thomas Kummert

The Nabataean Pantheon & Their Gods by Thomas Kummert

Petra's Great Temple - Leading Nabataean Excavation by Thomas Kummert

Nabataean Votive Niches - An Important Place of Worship by Thomas Kummert

Nabataean Script - The Basis of Arabic Writing by Thomas Kummert

Nabataean Pottery - Unique Eggshell Thin Ceramic Ware by Thomas Kummert

Nabataean Culture - Day to Day Life in Ancient Petra by Thomas Kummert

Honor and Shame in a Middle Eastern Setting, Roland Muller

Did Edom's Original Territories Extend West of Wadi Arabah", Bruce, R. Crew

New archaeological finds from the coast of Tanzania, Dr. Felix A. Chami

A Short History of Mafia Island, Peter Byrne

Where was Leuce Come? Bob Lebling

Of Nubians and Nabateans: Implications of research on neglected dimensions of ancient world history, Dr. Jesse Benjamin, Journal of Asian and African Studies, Nov 2001 v36 i4 p361(22) 2001 Copyright: E.J. Brill

Introduction to the Crusades	Habis Castle, Jordan
Azrak Castle, Jordan	High Place Castle
Wadi Mousa Castle, Jordan	Ajloun Castle, Jordan
Shoubak Castle, Jordan	Kerak Castle, Jordan
Smaller Fortifations: Grayn, Jerash, Um Jemal etc

Roman Arabia	Amman (Philadelphia)
Gadara (Um Qais)	Jerash (Decapolis)
Roman Gaza	Roman Roads
Wadi Sier	Mukawir

Ottoman World Maps

Ottoman Ship Types

About Us	History of Nabataea.net
Awards	Henry Gibson
A special word to evaluators	David Gibson
Resources	Dan Gibson
Online Resources	Links to other Nabataean Related Sites
Discussion Board	Contributors To Nabataea.net
Jeff's Book Shop	Contact Us

 

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