Transcriptions

There are different methods and styles for the transcription and vocalization of palmyrene Aramaic. Therefore, the Database itself only uses the names as they are rendered in the texts of the leading editions of Palmyrene Inscriptions - namley the PAT and the IGLS. A short table of the most common Aramaic names and their most frequently used transcriptions can be found below.

Aramaic Name	Common names
👤spṭmyˀ btzby	Zenobia
👤spṭmys ˀdynt	Odaynat, Odainat, Odaenathus, Odenathus
👤zbˀ	Zaba
👤wrwd	Worod
👤ydyˁbl	Ydyabel, Iedîbel, Yediˁbel, Yedîˁbel,
👤ˁgylw	Ogeylu, Ogeîlû, ˁOgeilu, Ogeilu, Ogeîlû, Ogelos, ʿOgēlu
👤šˁdw	Soadu, Šoʿadu, Soados, Soades,
👤mlkw	Maliku, Malko, Malku, Malkû, Malikû
👤ḥyrn	Hayran, Hairan, Haîran, Ḥairan,
👤mqymw	Moqeymu, Moqîmû, Mokimo, Mokimos
👤ḥggw	Hagegu, Ḥagegû, Hagegû, Ḥagagu,
👤yrḥy	Yarhay, Yarḥai, Yarhai, Iarhai,
👤ˀbgr	Abgar, ʾAbgar
👤blḥzy	Belhazy, Belhazaî
👤blšwry	Belsoury, Belshuri, Belshûrî
👤bˁltgˀ	Baaltega, Baaltegâ, Baˁaltagâ
👤blydˁ	Bolyada, Bōliados, Boliades, Boliados, Bolyades, Bôlîadâ, Boliadˁa
👤brˁˀ	Bareea, Baraâ
👤brˁth	Barathos, Barateh
👤bryky	Baryky, Barîkaî, Bariki, Bareichei,
👤bwlḥˀ	Bolha, Bôlhâ
👤bwnˀ	Bonnea, Bônnê, Bonnê, Bonneos, Bona,
👤bwrpˀ	Borpa, Bôrefâ, Borfa,
👤ˀˁby	Aabey, Aabei, Aabeî, Aˁabî
👤ˁgˀ	Oga, ˁOggâ, Ogaˀ, Ogâ, ˁOgga
👤ḥbyby	Habyby, Habîbî,
👤ḥdwdn	Hadudan, Haddûdan, Haddudan
👤ˀlhbl	Elahabel, Elahbel
👤lšmš	Lisamsu, Lishamsh, Lišamš, ,
👤mlˀ	Male,
👤mˁny	Mannay, Manaî, Maˁanai,
👤mqy	Moqy, Moqi, Maqqai, Maqai, Maqqaî _ Makkaiou
👤nbwzbd	Nabuzabad, Nabûzabad
👤nšˀ	Nesa, Nesha, Neshâ, Nesâ, Nesaˀ
👤nṣrlt	Nasralat, Nasrallât, Naṣrallat, Nasrallat
👤nwrbl	Nurbel, Nûrbel, Nûrbêl
👤ˀqmt	Aqamat, Aqmat
👤rbˀl	Rabbel, Rabb’el,
👤rpbwl	Rabolu, Rafabol, Refabôl
👤ˀrṭbn	Artaban, Arṭaban,
👤šby	Sabey, Shabî, Sabî,
👤šˁdw	Soadu, Šoʿadu, Soados, Soades
👤šˁdy	Soady
👤šgl	Sagal, Shagal
👤škyy	Sokayey, Shokayaî
👤šlmˀ	Salme, Shalme,
👤šlmlt	Shalamallat
👤šlmt	Salmat, Shalmat
👤šrykw	Sryko, Shoraîkô
👤tmˀ	Tama
👤ˁtnwry	Atanawry, ˁAtenûrî
👤ˀtpny	Atepany
👤ˀtˁqb	Ataqab, Ateaqab
👤ˁttn	Attan
👤ˁty	Atya
👤tybwl	Tybol, Taîbbôl
👤tymˀ	Tyma, Taîmé
👤tymrṣw	Taymarsu, Taîmarsû
👤tymy	Taymey, Taîmaî
👤whblt	Wahabalat, Wahballat
👤whby	Wahaby, Wahbaî
👤ˁwydˀ	Auyda
👤ydy	Yaday, Iaddaî
👤ydyˁbl	Ydyabel, Iedîbel
👤ˀˁylmy	Aalymay
👤ymlkw	Yamliku, Iamlikû
👤yrḥbwl	Yarhibol, Iarhibôl
👤yrḥbwlˀ	Yarhibola, Iarhibôlâ, Yarḥibōlʾ,
👤yrḥy	Yarhay, Iarhaî, Iarhai, Iarḥai
👤zby	Zabbai
👤zbˀ	Zaba, Zebâ
👤zbydˀ	Zebida
👤zbdˀ	Zabda
👤zbdlh	Zabdilah
👤zbdbwl	Zabdibol, Zabdibôl
👤zbdˁtˀ	Zabaadata
👤zbdˁth	Zabdath
👤zbydˀ	Zebeyda
👤ˁzyzw	Azeyzu
👤Aglibol & Melekbol ( ˁglbwl wlmlkbl)	, Aglibol & Melekbol, Aglibol and Melekbol ([ˁglbw]l wlmlkbl), Aglibol and Melekbol ([ˁglbwl] wlmlkbl), Aglibol and Melekbol (ˁglbwl w?mlkbl), Aglibol and Melekbol (ˁglbwl wlml[kbl]), Aglibol and Melekbol (ˁglbwl wlmlkbl), [Aglibol & Melekbol], ˁglbwl / Άγλιβωλος & mlkbl /Μαλαχβήλος, , , [Aglibol & Melekbol]
👤Allat (ˀlt)	Allat, Allat (ˀlt ), Allat,, ˀlt (Allat)
👤Arṣu (ˀrṣw)	Arṣu (ˀrṣw), Arṣu (ˀrṣw) the camel, rider ( mṭyˀ), Arsu, Arsu, [Ar]s[u]
👤Baalshamin (bˁlšmyn)	Baal Shamin, Baalshamin, Baalshamin (bˁlšmn), Baalshamin (bˁlšmyn)
👤Bel (Βήλου / bl / Bel(o) deo Palmyrenus)	Bel, Bel (bl), Bel (Βήλου / bl), Bel (Βήλω), Bel(o) deo Palmyrenus
👤Gad (gdˀ)	Gad, Gad (gdˀ), Gad of the City, Gad?, the good and merciful, the Gad of the Citiy, the Gad of Genius
👤Genius (gny)	Genii of ḥwrtˀ, Genius, Genius (of the Town), Genius of Bet Phasiel, Genius of ṣ?ldyḥ?n, Genius?, Genna, the good Genius, gny, helpful genii, the highest Genius
👤Yarhibol (Ίαριβώλου)	Iar[hibol], Iarhibol, Yarhibol, Ίαριβώλου
👤Iupiter / Zeus Iupiter Optimus	Iupiter Optimus Maximus / Zeus, I(oupiter)?, I(ovi) O(ptimo) M(aximo), [Zeus]
👤Malakbel (mlkbl)	Malachbel, Malakbel, mlkbl, Melekbol
👤Nabu (nbw)	Nabu, Nabu (nbw), Nebo
👤Nergal	Nargal, Nergal
👤Nemesis (nmsys / Νεμεσι)	Nemesis, Nemesis (nmsys / Νεμεσι)
👤Shamash (šmš)	Shamash, lšmš / for Shamash
👤/ Blessed	be, his, name, forever (bryk šmh lˁlmˀ), [lb]ryk šm[h], Blessed, Be, His, Name, Blessed, Be, His, Name, Forever, Blessed, Be, His, Name, Forever, the good, Blessed, Be, His, Name, Forever, the good and merciful, Blessed, Be, His, Name, Forever, the good and merciful (in the Temple of Bel), Blessed, Be, His, Name, Forever, the merciful and good, Blessed, [be], his, n[am]e, the merciful, Blessed, be, h[is, name, fo]rever, the merciful and good,, Blessed, be, his n[ame forever], the good and merci[full], Blessed, be, his name the merciful, Blessed, be, his, his, name, forever, the good, Blessed, be, his, name, Blessed, be, his, name, forever, Blessed, be, his, name, forever, the [g]ood and merciful and compassionate, Blessed, be, his, name, forever, the go[od] and merciful [and compassionate], Blessed, be, his, name, forever, the good, Blessed, be, his, name, forever, the good [and mer]cifull, Blessed, be, his, name, forever, the good and merciful, Blessed, be, his, name, forever, the good and merciful and compassionate, Blessed, be, his, name, forever, the merciful and good, Blessed, be, his, name, forever, the merciful and good,, Blessed, be, his, name, forever, the merciful, kind and compassionate, Blessed, be, his, name, forever, the good and merciful, Blessed, be, his, name, forewer, the good and merciful, [bless]ed, be, his, [na]me, [forever,], [blessed, be, his, name, forever, the good and merciful]l, [blessed], be, his, name, [forever,], [blessed], be, his, name, fo[rever,], blessed, be, his, [na]me, [forever,], blessed, be, his, name, blessed, be, his, name […] for the merciful, blessed, be, his, name, [forever], the good and merciful, blessed, be, his, name, foreve[r], blessed, be, his, name, forever, blessed, be, his, name, forever,, blessed, be, his, name, forever, the good, blessed, be, his, name, forever, the good and merciful, blessed, be, his, name, forever, the merciful, bryk šmh lˁlmˀ, Blessed, be, his, name, forever, bryk šmh lˁlmˀ ṭbˀ w rḥmnˀ Blessed, be, his, name, forever, the good and merciful, dedicated to the good Blessed, be, his, name, forever, [Bl]essed, be, his, name, [for]ever, [Blessed be his name], forever, [Blessed, be, his, name, forever, the mericfull and good], [Blessed, be, his, name] forever, the good and merciful, [Blessed, be], his, name, forever
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