Seminar for Arabian Studies
Seminar 2005
The 2005 Seminar for Arabian Studies was held from Thursday 21st - Saturday 23rd July 2005 , at the British Museum , London, U.K.
This was supported by the MBI Foundation . Visit their website at: www.mbifoundation.com and read details about their sponsorship at http://www.mbifoundation.com/mbi-foundation-projects/seminar-for-arabian-studies.html
All lectures were held in the Stevenson Auditorium in the Clore Centre within the British Museum.
PROGRAMME
ABSTRACTS FOR 2005 SEMINAR
FREDDIE BEESTON tribute pages - This is an online version of the exhibition prepared for the 2005 Seminar for Arabian Studies.
GALLERY OF PHOTOGRAPHS from the Reception (Friday 22 July 2005)
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THE SEMINAR FOR ARABIAN STUDIES
21-23 July 2005
PROGRAMME
Lectures were held in the BP lecture theatre, Clore Centre, The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3DG
Please note, that in papers with more than one contributor, the speaker has been indicated by an asterisk (*).
THURSDAY 21 JULY 2005
9:00-9:30 Registration
9:30 Welcome
SESSION I: Environment and early human responses in Southern Arabia
Chair : Nadia DURRANI (Current World Archaeology, UK)
9:40 Caroline DAVIES (University of Missouri-Kansas City, USA), Adrian PARKER (Oxford Brookes University, UK) & Tony WILKINSON* (University of Edinburgh, UK), The Early-Mid Holocene Moist period in Arabia: some recent evidence from lacustrine sequences in eastern and southwestern Arabia
10:05 Rémy CRASSARD* (CEFAS, Sana'a, Yemen), Joy McCORRISTON (Ohio State University, USA), Eric OCHES (University of South Florida, USA), Julien ESPAGNE (University of Provence, France) & Mohammad SINNAH (University of Sana'a, Yemen), Manayzeh, an Early to Mid-Holocene occupation in Wadi Sana (Hadramawt, Yemen)
10:30 Lamya KHALIDI (University of Cambridge, UK), The Cultural Landscape of Late Prehistoric Settlements in the Tihamah Coastal Plain (Yemen): Results of the Tihamah Coastal Survey 2003 and the Archaeological Impact Assessment Surveys of the Midi-Hodeidah-Khawkhah Coastal Road 2003-2004
10:55 Margareta TENGBERG (Université de Paris I, France), Wood Exploitation and Degradation of the vegetation cover in Eastern Arabia from the Bronze Age until Early Islamic times
11:20-11:50 COFFEE
SESSION II: Early man and environment in the Gulf
Chair : Robert CARTER (Wainwright Fellow, University of Durham, UK)
11:50 Tara STEIMER-HERBET (Institut Français du Proche-Orient, Damascus, Syria), Studies on the distribution and organisation of pastoral's remains during the third millennium BC in Wadi Wa'shah (Hadramawt-YEMEN)
12:15 Roland de BEAUCLAIR (Universität Tübingen, Germany), New results on the Neolithic jewellery from al-Buhais 18 (United Arab Emirates)
12:40 Sophie MÉRY (CNRS, France), Walid Yasin al-TIKRITI * (Department of Antiquities & Tourism, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates), Julio BENDEZU-SARMIENTO, Kathleen McSWEENEY (Edinburgh, UK), On the relative chronology of the Umm an-Nar period in the Eastern Province of Abu Dhabi Emirate
13:05-14:20 LUNCH
SESSION III: Archaeology of Arabia
Chair : St John SIMPSON (The British Museum, UK)
14:20 Arnulf HAUSLEITER (Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Germany), Archaeological excavations at Tayma (Saudi Arabia)
14:45 Daifallah al-TALHI (Director General, Research & Survey Center, Ministry of Antiquities & Museums, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia), Recent excavations at Mada'in Salih (Saudi Arabia)
15:10 Jamal Saad OMAR (King Saud University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia), Recent excavations at Khuraybah the ancient city of Dedan, Saudi Arabia
15:35-16:05 TEA
16:05 Søren Fredslund ANDERSEN (University of Aarhus, Denmark), The Tylos Burials (Bahrain)
16:30 Mounir ARBACH (CEFAS, French Centre of Archaeological Studies and Social Sciences, Sana'a, Yemen), Anne BENOIST (CNRS-MOM, Lyons, France), Vincent BERNARD (France), Michel MOUTON (CNRS- Institut Français du Proche-Orient, Damascus, Syria) and Jérémie SCHIETTECATTE* (Université Paris 1 - CEFAS, Sana'a, Yemen), New investigations at the pre-Islamic site of Makaynûn (Yemen)
16:55 Yosef TOBI (University of Haifa, Israel & Jewish Theological Seminary, USA), Israel Subayri Collection of Archaeological and Ethnographic Objects from Yemen
17:20 End
FRIDAY 22 JULY 2005 - FREDDIE BEESTON DAY
As many of you will be aware 2005 marks the 10th anniversary of the death of Professor A.F.L. Beeston. 'Freddie', as he was known to his numerous friends and colleagues, took part in the Seminar for many years and contributed many papers. He was also one of the longest serving members of the Steering Committee.
To mark this anniversary, the Committee have decided to dedicate the Friday of the Seminar (July 22, 2005) to a celebration of Freddie's memory. The day will begin with a brief reminiscence, followed by papers on the three areas in which he made his principal contributions to scholarship: the Arabic language, Arabic literature, and the epigraphy of pre-Islamic Arabia. The papers will be of the normal 20-minutes, followed by 5 minutes of discussion.
A celebration of A.F.L. Beeston (1911-1995)
One of the founders of the Seminar and one of its most faithful participants
Ten years after his death
Chair : Michael MACDONALD (Oriental Institute, Oxford, UK)
9:30 Introductory remarks Michael MACDONALD (Oriental Institute, Oxford, UK)
9:45 Julia BRAY (Université de Paris VIII, France & Oriental Institute, Oxford, UK), A reminiscence of Freddie Beeston
SESSION I: Arabic Literature
9:50 Geert Jan VAN GELDER (Oriental Institute, Oxford, UK), An Experiment with Beeston, Labid, and Bashshar: On Translating Classical Arabic Verse
10:35 James MONTGOMERY (Oriental Studies, Cambridge, UK), Jahiz and Hellenizing philosophy
11:05-11:35 COFFEE
SESSION II: Arabic Language
Chair : Miranda MORRIS (St Andrews University, UK)
11:35 Clive HOLES (Oriental Institute, Oxford, UK), The Arabic dialects of Arabia
12:20 Bonnie Glover STALLS (University of Southern California, USA), Khalid al-RAZIHI (Sa'dah, Yemen), Janet WATSON* (University of Oslo, Norway), Shelagh Weir (SOAS, UK), Razihi: a Yemeni dialect or a separate language?
12.45-13:45 LUNCH
SESSION III: Epigraphy and pre-Islamic Arabia
Chair : Walter W. MÜLLER (University of Marburg, Germany)
13:45 Christian ROBIN (Laboratoire des Études Sémitiques Anciennes, Paris, France), L'institution monarchique en Arabie du Sud antique: les contributions fondatrices d'A.F.L. Beeston réexaminées à la lumière des découvertes les plus récentes [Kingship in ancient South Arabia: A.F.L. Beeston's seminal work in the light of recent discoveries]
14:30 Carl PHILLIPS (CNRS UMR 7041, France), 'Sabaeans in the Tihama' (Revisited)
14:55 Mohammed MARAQTEN (University of Marburg, Germany), Legal documents recently discovered by the AFSM at Mahram Bilqis, near Marib, Yemen
15:20 Sergei FRANTSOUZOFF (Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, St Petersburg, Russia), A Minaic inscription on the pedestal of an ibex statue in the British Museum
15:45-16:15 TEA
SESSION IV: Epigraphy and pre-Islamic Arabia
Chair : Yusuf ABDULLAH (University of Sana'a, Yemen) TBC
16:15 Alexander SEDOV (Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia), Hadramawt coinage: its sequence and chronology
16:40 Alessandra AVANZINI (Università degli studi di Pisa, Italy), South Arabian onomastics: the mechanism of social individuation
17:05 Michael ZWETTLER (Ohio State University, USA), Binding on the crown
17:30 Manfred S. KROPP (Orient Institut Beirut in der DGIA, Beirut, Lebanon), Aramaicisms in the Namarah inscription
18:00 Reception with a Toast in Honour of Freddie Beeston in Gallery 89: The Assyrian Basement
SATURDAY 23 JULY 2005
SESSION I: Archaeological surveys in Oman
Chair : Lloyd WEEKS (University of Nottingham, UK)
9:30 Juergen SCHREIBER (Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Germany) & Jutta HÄSER* (German Protestant Institute, Jordan), 'Transformation processes in Oasis settlements in Oman' 2004: Archaeological Survey at Izki and the Jebel Akhdar
9:55 Paolo M. COSTA (University of Bologna, Italy), Archaeological survey in the Northern Area of the Wilayat of Dank (Sultanate of Oman): A preliminary report
10:20 Moawiyah IBRAHIM* (Sultan Qaboos University, Oman) & Badar al-ALAWI (Sultan Qaboos University, Oman), Investigations at Wadi Bani Kharous (Sultanate of Oman)
10:45 Donatella USAI (Is.I.A.O., Rome), A IV millennium BC Omani site and its context: Wadi Shab-GAS1
11:10-11:40 COFFEE
SESSION II: Trade and politics in Arabia
Chair : Venetia PORTER (The British Museum, UK)
11:40 Eric VALLET (Université de Paris I, France), La 'politique océanique' du Yémen à la fin du XIIIe siècle: nouvelles sources et nouvelles approches [Yemeni 'oceanic policy' at the end of the 13th Century: new sources and new approaches]
12:05
12:30 Mashary A. al-NAIM (King Faisal University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia), Ottoman Occupation of al-Hasa in the 16th Century and its Impact on the Development of the City of Hofuf
12:55-14:00 LUNCH
SESSION III: Traditional architecture and environmental exploitation
Chair : Trevor MARCHAND (SOAS, UK)
14:00 Ronald W. HAWKER (Zayed University, UAE), Tribe, House Style and the Town Layout of Jazirat al-Hamra, Ras al-Khaimah (United Arab Emirates)
14:25 Djamel BOUSSAA (UAE University, UAE), Urban Conservation in North Africa and the Gulf; Problems, Opportunities and Challenges
14:50 Miranda J. MORRIS (St Andrews, UK), Traditional Fishing on the Island of Soqotra
15:15-15:45 TEA
SESSION IV: Ancient North Arabian and Arabic epigraphy
Chair : Robert HOYLAND (St Andrews, UK) TBC
15:45 Fiorella SCAGLIARINI (University 'La Sapienza' Roma, Italy), The word slm/snm 'statue' in the languages of Arabia
16:10 Mutsuo KAWATOKO (Middle Eastern Culture Center in Japan, Japan) & Risa TOKUNAGA* (Middle Eastern Culture Center in Japan & Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Japan), The Arabic and Thamudic Rock Inscriptions of South Sinai
FURTHER DETAILS
Those who require an official invitation to the Seminar for visa or other reasons should let us know by April.
If you know of anyone who would like to be added to the list please ask them to email or write to us and we will be happy to oblige.
The Committee is very keen to widen participation at the Seminar, in particular to students, and we would be grateful if you would display the attached document in your institution. to download a poster for the 2005 Seminar.
We will be contacting you again in April with more details. We very much hope that you will be able to join us at the British Museum and look forward to seeing you there.
Yours sincerely,
The Steering Committee
Derek Kennet (Chair), Ardle MacMahon (Secretary), Andrew Thompson (Treasurer), Michael Macdonald (Chief Editor), Mark Beech, Robert Carter, Nadia Durrani, Robert Hoyland, Venetia Porter, St John Simpson.
BOOKING FORM FOR SEMINAR AND ACCOMMODATION
Dear Colleague
Please for a booking form and accommodation information for this year’s Seminar. The conference fee for the three days is £75 or £30 for individual days (the fee for Friends of the British Museum is £40 (£15 per day) and students £20 for three days (£10 per day)).
Due to increased pressures on accommodation in London, especially in July, only a limited number of rooms have been reserved this year at Astor College ( and NOT in Ramsay Hall as previously stated) . The cost of bed and breakfast is £32.00 per night. As rooms are limited it is important to book as soon as possible.
Please make sure we have your booking form and payment by 31st of May at the latest. Unfortunately booking fees are non-refundable.
The Seminar for Arabain Studies is keen to encourage individuals that wish to present posters at the Seminar. If you are interested in offering a poster at this year’s Seminar please contact the Secretary.
The Seminar for Arabian Studies is a non-profit making organisation and we do our very best to kept costs to participants as low as possible. As such, the Committee very much regrets that conference fees must be paid by all, including those presenting papers. Please let us know if you require a letter of invitation or for visa purposes.
We very much look forward to seeing you at the Seminar in July.
Yours sincerely,
Dr Derek Kennet (Chair)
Dr Ardle Mac Mahon (Secretary)
CONTACT
For further information contact:
Dr. Ardle MacMahon (Secretary)
Seminar for Arabian Studies
The British Museum
c/o Asia Department
Great Russell Street
London WC1B 3DG
UK
Direct fax addressed to Ardle MacMahon
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