Obodas I

Silver drachm of Obodas I (86 BC)

Obodas I (Nabataean Aramaic: 𐢗𐢃𐢅𐢞‎ ʿŌbōdaṯ; Ancient Greek: Ὀβόδας) was king of the Nabataeans from 96 to 85 BC. After his death, Obodas was worshiped as a deity.[1]

  1. ^ Neuwirth, Angelika; Sinai, Nicolai; Marx, Michael (2010). The Qur'an in Context: Historical and Literary Investigations Into the Qur'anic Milieu. BRILL. p. 233. ISBN 90-04-17688-8.