Nabataean from Coins Translated
Using this page and other resources on this site, you can learn to translate the Nabataean on your coins.
The legends on the coin may vary from the translations below, in both letter shape, or word spelling.
Sofiot (ending letters in Hebrew) such as ץ,ך,ם,ן are not included in the Hebrew for ease of the reader (unless the ending letter is on the coin).
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Word Meaning |
Word in Nabataean Aramaic |
Word in Modern Hebrew |
English Transliteration |
English Transliteration w/ only consonants |
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Aretas |
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חרתת |
Ḥartat |
ḤRTT |
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Malichus |
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מלכו |
Malḥu |
MLḤU |
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Obodas |
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עבדת |
Avdat |
AVDT |
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Rabbell |
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רבאל |
Rabal |
RBAL |
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Gamilat |
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גמלת |
Gamlat |
GMLT |
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Hagru |
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הגרו |
Hagru |
HGRU |
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Huldu |
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חלדו |
Ḥuldu |
ḤLDU |
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Shaqilat |
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שקילת |
Shekilat |
ŠKYLT |
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Compassion |
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רחם |
Raḥem |
RḤM |
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King (as in "King of Nabataea") |
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מלך |
Meleḥ |
MLḤ |
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King (as in "King Aretas") |
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מלכא |
Malka |
MLKA |
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Queen [of] |
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מלכת |
Malkat |
MLKT |
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Nabataea |
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נבטו |
Nabeto |
NBTO |
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Nation |
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עמה |
Amah |
AMH |
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Year |
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שנת |
Shanat |
ŠNT |
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Sister |
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אחתה |
Aḥotah |
AḤTH |
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Obol / Ma'ah |
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מעה |
Ma'ah |
MAH |
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Silver |
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כספ |
Kesef |
KSF |
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Whole |
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שלמ |
Shalem |
ŠLM |
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Half |
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[חצ[י |
Ḥetz[i] |
ḤṢ[I] |
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Quarter |
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רבע |
Reva |
RVA |
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Benediction |
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ברכת |
Barkat |
BRKT |
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Dushara (the main God of the Nabataeans) |
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דושרא |
Dushara |
DUŠRA |
Numbers
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Word Meaning |
Word in Nabataean Aramaic |
Word in Modern Hebrew |
English Transliteration |
English Transliteration w/ only consonants |
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One |
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חדה |
Ḥada |
ḤDH |
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Two |
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תרתין |
Tartin |
TRTYN |
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Three |
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חית |
Ḥayt |
ḤYT |
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Four |
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ארבע |
Arba |
ARBA |
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Five |
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חמש |
Ḥamesh |
ḤMŠ |
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Six |
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שת |
Shet |
ŠT |
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Seven |
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שבע |
Sheva |
ŠVA |
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Ten |
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עשר |
Eser |
ESR |
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Number Name |
Number Symbol |
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Symbols number made out of |
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1 |
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2 |
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2X1 |
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3 |
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3X1 |
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4 |
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4X1 |
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4 |
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5 |
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5X1 |
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5 |
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6 |
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5+1 |
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6 |
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5+1 |
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7 |
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5+(2X1) |
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7 |
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5+(2X1) |
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8 |
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5+(3X1) |
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9 |
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5+(4X1) |
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9 |
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5+4 |
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10 |
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10 |
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11 |
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10+1 |
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12 |
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10+(2X1) |
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13 |
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10+(3X1) |
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14 |
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10+(4X1) |
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14 |
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10+(4X1) |
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15 |
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10+(5X1) |
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15 |
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10+5 |
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This pattern continues with the larger number on the right and the smaller to the left. Ones and the fours numerals can stick to the [bottom] left of the larger number's symbol. We will be continuing with the numbers, but without using smaller digits to make a sum. (The number 30 is actually made out of 10 and 20 put together, but we are including it in the chart. 40 is two twenties, 50 is 20 and 30, etc.)
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Number Name |
Number Symbol |
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20 |
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20 |
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20 |
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21 |
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30 |
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30 |
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By: Aarmale