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Oasis metropolis where Rome met Persia

According to the Aramaic inscription, the woman portrayed here is called Aqmat. It describes her as 'daughter of Hagagu, descendant of Zebida, descendant of Ma'an. Alas!'. The cry of despair reflects
According to the Aramaic inscription, the woman portrayed here is called Aqmat. It describes her as 'daughter of Hagagu, descendant of Zebida, descendant of Ma'an. Alas!'. The cry of despair… © Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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