A possible attestation of the Nabataean minister Syllaeus in a new Ancient North Arabian (Safaitic) inscription
Part of : Mediterranean archaeology & archaeometry : international journal ; Vol.16, No.2, 2016, pages 33-40
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The aim of this study is to shed light on a new Ancient North Arabian inscription which could contain a reference to the Nabataean minister Syllaeus. This inscription would be the second from the known corpus of Ancient North Arabian to mention the name of this minister, and could be dated on this basis to the last quarter of the first century BC. The inscription includes the verb ngy which means “to flee”, which is discussed alongside the names s¹ly and rm
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Nabataean, Syllaeus, Jordan, Romans, Ancient North Arabian, Safaitic inscriptions
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