The first full study of the important first century AD Nabataean inscriptions of Mada'in Salih in Saudi Arabia since the turn of the century. A unique and authoritative work incorporating 50 halftone illustrations of tomb inscriptions. This is the first of the new series of Supplements to the Journal of Semitic Studies (OUP). These supplements will be sold as books: they will not be available as part of the subscription of the Journal.