Ahmad Al-Jallad
Sofia Chair in Arabic Studies, Professor
313 Hagerty Hall
1775 College Rd
Columbus, OH
43210
Areas of Expertise
- Arabian Epigraphy
- History of Arabic Language
- Semitic Linguistics
- Pre-Islamic Arabic
Education
- Ph.D., Harvard University, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
- MA, Harvard University, Semitic Philology
Ahmad Al-Jallad is a philologist, epigraphist, and historian of language. His work focuses on the languages and writing systems of pre-Islamic Arabia and the ancient Near East.
His latest book reconstructs the religion and rituals of Arabia’s pre-Islamic tribespeople: “The Religion and Rituals of the Nomads of Pre-Islamic Arabia A Reconstruction Based on the Safaitic Inscriptions” Brill 2022: https://brill.com/view/title/61413?language=en.
Interviews and Lectures
From an Epic Past to an Evidence-Based History:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHRbuu8c8nw&t=652s
Pre-Islamic Arabia, epigraphy, and Arabic
https://anchor.fm/bottled-petrichor/episodes/E14-Pre-Islamic-Arabia--Epigraphy--and-Arabic-with-Dr--Ahmad-Al-Jallad-eidobs
The Damascus Psalm Fragment (book interview and more)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvSlQtDGpF4&t=5326s
15 Minute History, Episode 107: The Yazid Inscription
https://15minutehistory.org/2018/05/23/episode-107-the-yazid-inscription/
