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Aslah Inscription at Petra
Discovered: Aslah Triclinium, Bab as-Siq, Petra, southern Jordan
From: (c. Approximately 96/95 BC (first year of Obodas I; scholarly dating))

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Near the entrance to Petra’s Siq, an inscription carved high on the wall of a rock-cut dining chamber records a dedication by Aslah, son of Aslah. The text dedicates the chamber to Dushara, an important Nabataean god, for the life of King Obodas, son of King Aretas. It dates the dedication to the first year of Obodas’s reign.

The inscription is generally dated to about 96/95 BC and is regarded as the earliest securely dated Nabataean inscription at Petra. It shows how religious dedications, royal authority, and community gatherings were connected in the early Nabataean kingdom.

2 Corinthians 11:32 (mentions the later Nabataean king Aretas; not a reference to this inscription).

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Much of what is described in Bible text is lost to history, requiring readers to assume the historicity of the scriptures.

However, many of the places and events described in the Old and New Testaments are periodically corroborated by archeological finds.

Some finds simply help us to better understand things from the ancient world. However, others provide important evidence as to the truth of scripture regarding things about which there had previously been skepticism.

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