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Location
ODOB0020
Avdat, 9 BCE-40 CE. Marble. Dedicatory.
Transcription דנה
תיטא די קרב שעיו
בר
על
חיי
חרתת
מלך
נבטו רחם עמה ואחתה
שכילת
מלכת
נבטו |
Translation Sa'iu son of … dedicated this portico for the life of Haretat, king of the
Nabateans, who loves his people, and of Shuqilat, his sister, queen of the
Nabateans. |
Diplomatic [no diplomatic] |
- Terminus post quem:
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Languages
Aramaic, Hebrew
Dimensions
H: 9 cm; W: 6.5 cm; D: 4.5 cm
Date
9 BCE to 40 CE
Current location
No provenance provided.
Figures
No figures described.
Bibliography
Source of diplomatic
- ZoteroNegev, Avraham. “Nabatean Inscriptions from ’Avdat (Oboda).” Israel Exploration Journal 11, no. 3 (1961): 127–38.
Source of transcription
- ZoteroNegev, Avraham. “Nabatean Inscriptions from ’Avdat (Oboda).” Israel Exploration Journal 11, no. 3 (1961): 127–38.
Source of translation
- ZoteroNegev, Avraham. “Nabatean Inscriptions from ’Avdat (Oboda).” Israel Exploration Journal 11, no. 3 (1961): 127–38.
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