Kufic Inscriptions of the 10th–13th Centuries from Avaristan

The paper presents the publication of several inscriptions in the Arabic Kufic script carved on stone in the period of the 10th-13th centuries and discovered in the Avar ethnic area of Dagestan. All of them, except the first one, are published for the first time. This epigraphic material indicates t...

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Published in:	Iran & the Caucasus Vol. 23; no. 4; pp. 345 - 351
Main Authors:	Aytberov, Timirlan, Khapizov, Shakhban
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands BRILL 01-11-2019 Brill
Subjects:	HISTORY, CULTURE
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Summary:	The paper presents the publication of several inscriptions in the Arabic Kufic script carved on stone in the period of the 10th-13th centuries and discovered in the Avar ethnic area of Dagestan. All of them, except the first one, are published for the first time. This epigraphic material indicates that the process of the gradual spread of Islam started in Dagestan already at the end of the 10th century.
ISSN:	1609-8498 1573-384X
DOI:	10.1163/1573384X-20190404