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‘Atiqot 50 (2005)
ISBN 2948-040X
Khan Gesher: Epitaph of a Muslim
(pp. 217–218)
Moshe Sharon
Keywords: Jordan River, Islamic periods, medieval period, Arabic, epigraphy
A limestone slab inscribed with five lines of elegant
naskhi
script was found within the Mamluk-period water system at Khan Gesher. The inscription is professionally cut in relief, with no points or vowels.