Phasaelis (princess)

Phasaelis

Phasael[1] or Pasiel[2] (born in 5/4 BCE),[1] in Greek sources Phasaelis,[3] was a princess of Nabatea, daughter of King Aretas IV Philopatris[1][3] and the first wife of Herod Antipas,[3] ruler of Galilee and Perea.

  1. ^ a b c Norris, Jérôme (26 April 2017). "A woman's Hismaic inscription from the Wādī Ramm desert: AMJ 2/J.14202 (Amman Museum)". Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy. 28 (1): 90–109. doi:10.1111/aae.12086. Retrieved 24 April 2024. ... the Nabataean Pṣʾl, to which may correspond the Greek Φασάηλος, must reflect an Aramaised spelling with a realisation of the III-y verb with a final -ā, thus, Faṣā-ʾel.
  2. ^ Alpass, Peter (2013). The Religious Life of Nabataea. BRILL. p. 92. ISBN 978-90-04-21623-5. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Sánchez, Francisco del Río (2015). Nabatu. The Nabataeans through their inscriptions. Edicions Universitat Barcelona. pp. 84, 88. ISBN 978-84-475-3748-8. Retrieved 17 September 2024. We know that his daughter Phasaelis married the tetrarch Herod Antipas. (p. 84) Aretas IV was not only married to Queen Shaqilath/Shuquaylat, ... but he was also the husband of Huldu, one of the daughters of Obodas. (p. 88)