Obodas I
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Obodas I was a Nabataean king who ruled over the kingdom from 96 to 85 BC. Celebrated by his people for having defeated both Hasmonean and Seleucid forces who invaded Nabataea, he was worshipped and p
Silver drachm of Obodas I (86 BC)
Remains of Byzantine church at Avdat in the Negev, which reused elements of a temple built by the Nabataeans to commemorate king Obodas I and his victories against the Hasmoneans and the Seleucids
The Monastery (Arabic: Ad-Deir), Petra's largest monument, dating from the first century BC. Dedicated to Obodas I, it is believed to be the symposium of Obodas the god.
Old Arabic
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Old Arabic is the name for any Arabic language or dialect continuum before Islam. Various forms of Old Arabic are attested in scripts like Safaitic, Hismaic, Nabatean, and Greek, most of which seem to
Obodas I
…their spoken language - or at least one of the prominent ones used between them - was Arabic (more precisely Nabataean Arabic, a spoken dialect of Old Arabic). There are several inscriptions mentioning Obodas, most cut into stone, and at least one inscribed onto a bronze object. A six-line inscription carrying…
Epitaph of Imru al-Qays I ibn Amr (328 AD)
Northern Negev
Wadi Rum
Temple of Obodas