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Ahmad Al‐Jallad

Arts and Humanities · The Ohio State University

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Mid career · publishing since 2009
Archaeology and Historical StudiesHistorical and Linguistic StudiesLanguage, Linguistics, Cultural AnalysisAncient Egypt and ArchaeologyBiblical Studies and Interpretation

Publications

99

Citations

635

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

17

Publishing since 2009

Research summary
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Ahmad Al-Jallad studies the ancient languages, inscriptions, and religions of pre-Islamic Arabia, focusing on scripts like Safaitic and Thamudic and their relationship to the early history of Arabic. His work combines epigraphy (the study of ancient inscriptions carved in stone), historical linguistics, and the reconstruction of pre-Islamic Arabian religious practices and deities. This research draws on inscriptions and texts to trace the linguistic and cultural background of the region before and around the rise of Islam.

Pre-Islamic Arabian epigraphy (Safaitic, Thamudic, Paleo-Arabic)Historical linguistics of Arabic and Semitic languagesAncient Arabian religion and deitiesNabataean and Near Eastern historyAncient personal names and onomastics

Publication output was higher and more variable earlier in the decade (e.g. 12 per year in 2017 and 2021) and has slowed in recent years, averaging around 3-4 per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.4/year recently
2017: 12 publications12172018: 10 publications182019: 7 publications192020: 6 publications202021: 12 publications12212022: 5 publications222023: 4 publications232024: 3 publications242025: 5 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS)×10
  • Arabian archaeology and epigraphy×4
  • Journal of Semitic Studies×4
  • Leiden Repository (Leiden University)×4
  • Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies×3
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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