Al- Nasarat, M, (2016). The Titles of Petra in Sixth-Century: the evidence from the Petra papyri , Arabian archaeology and epigraphy, Vol 27,No. 2, 208-214.
Al-Nasarat, M. Abudanh, F and Naimat, S (2012): Agriculture in sixth-century Petra and itsِ hinterland, the evidence from the Petra papyri, Arabian archaeology and epigraphy, Vol. 23, 105-115.
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Since their discovery in 1993 the Petra papyri have drawn the attention of both historians and archaeologists because of the amount of information they contain. They deal with the property of Theodoros, son of Obodianus, and his family in Petra and its vicinity in the period between AD 537 and 593. This paper focuses on agriculture and its importance in Petra and the surrounding area in the sixth century AD, according to the information derived from the scrolls. It appears that agriculture played a major role in the economy of Petra and its hinterland at the time these documents were written. The papyri repeatedly mention agricultural lands throughout the region and in many cases specify their locations and toponyms. Some of the latter are significantly still in use. There is also information about springs, some of which are still active and contribute to local agriculture. Some papyri even contain information about the type of plants grown in the area. Finally, the authors present the current state of agriculture at selected places and compare it with the state of agriculture in the sixth century AD in the study area
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Byzantine period, Petra, church, papyri, agriculture
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