The Nabataean minister Syllaeus in a new Ancient North Arabian (Safaitic) inscription
The Nabataean minister Syllaeus in a new Ancient North Arabian (Safaitic) inscription
Author(s): Nada Al-Rawabdeh, Sabri AbbadiSubject(s): Ancient World, Historical Linguistics, Philology
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: Nabataean; Syllaeus; Jordan; Romans; Ancient North Arabian; Safaitic inscriptions;
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this study is to shed light on a new Ancient North Arabian inscription containing a reference to the Nabataean minister Syllaeus. This inscription is the second from the known corpus of Ancient North Arabian to mention the name of this minister, and could be dated to the last quarter of the 1st century BC. The inscription includes the rare verb ngy which means “to flee”.
Journal: Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
- Issue Year: 70/2017
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 21-30
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English
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