The History of Nabatea

Nabatea was not just a tribal confederacy, but actually a kingdom. One inscription from a greek ambassador named moscio came from the city of priena in modern day turkey. It recounts how moscyon travelled on diplomatic missions around the region. And mentions two cities in the same breath, the great city of alexandria in egypt and the city of petra. The previous embassies he performed as a free gift. But when he was sent by his fatherland on official business to king ptolemaus in alexandrian and to petra in arabia, he stayed there for a longer time than had been anticipated by the people