The Meaning of {pqdwn} in the Nabataean Inscription of Qabr at-Turkmān

Until 1959, the word {pqdwn} in the Turkmāniyeh inscription was universally understood to mean something like ‘order’ or ‘command’. Then J. Milik suggested that it means ‘responsibility’, which in this context gave the sentence a completely different meaning, and this interpretation has held the day...

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Main Author: Conklin, Blane W. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press 2004
In: Journal of Semitic studies
Year: 2004, Volume: 49, Issue: 1, Pages: 59-70
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