 Under the king there was a religious clergy headed by the Afkal, which appears to be inherently passed position.The term was borrowed by the Nabataeans directly from the Lihyanites.Other state occupations that were recorded in Lihyanite inscriptions was the position of Salh (Salha for a female); mostly occurs before the name of the supreme Lihyanite deity Dhu-Ghabat (meaning the delegate of Dhu-Ghabat).