Petra

Introduction
The Region
The Nabateans: The Problem of Origins
The Nabatean Kingdom between Arabia and Syria
From the Origins to the End of the Roman Republic
The First Century of the Roman Empire
The Roman Province of Arabia
Petra and the Caravan Trade
Nabatean Society
Language and Writing
Gods and Writing
Gods and Cults
Political and Public Functions; Trades and Occupations
The City of Petra
The Rediscovery
The Layout of the City
Rupestrian Funerary Architecture
Sculpture
Monuments and Written Documents
The Qasr el-Bint Far'un and Its Temenos
The Temple of the Winged Lions
The Khazneh el-Far'un
Ed-Deir
The Urn Tomb
The Tomb of Sextius Florentinus
The Aslah Inscription, Magharet et-Tnub
The en-Numeir Inscription
Inscription of the Qabr at-Turkman, or Turkmaniya Tomb
Apparatus
Abbreviations
Selected Bibliography
Index