2011/04/01 by Tawfiq Da‘adli · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · Earth and Planetary Sciences · Social Sciences · #Ancient history #Archaeological Research and Protection #Archaeology #Archaeology and Historical Studies #Carving #Computer science #History #Islamic Studies and History #Mill #Philosophy #Relocation #Section (typography) #TRACE (psycholinguistics)
paper · doi:10.1179/007589111x12966443320891
openalex publication_date 2011/04/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
Māmillā cemetery was the largest Islamic cemetery in Jerusalem. During the Mamlūk period it was the burial ground for most of the important citizens. This article contains newly discovered Mamlūk epitaphs from the cemetery offered in an effort to trace the original locations, and to examine the relocations. Photos and plans prepared mainly during the British Mandate have been used to track the original locations. The historico-topographical presentation by Mujı¯r al-Dı¯n al-'Ulaymı¯ is the main historical source used to illustrated these inscriptions. Finally, the evidence of the relocation leads to the conclusion that a sacred axis existed at the eastern end of the cemetery, along which the existence of two mausolea and several graves have been discovered.