Nabataean religion

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Arabian religion ancient Near Eastern religion polytheistic religion

Nabataean religion was the polytheistic belief system of the ancient Nabataeans, centered on deities such as Dushara and al-‘Uzzā and characterized by rock-cut sanctuaries, betyl worship, and strong influences from neighboring Arabian and Near Eastern cultures.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arabian religion ⓘ
ancient Near Eastern religion ⓘ
polytheistic religion ⓘ
associatedWithPractice animal sacrifice ⓘ
incense trade rituals ⓘ
pilgrimage to sanctuaries ⓘ
votive offerings ⓘ
centeredOnDeity Allāt NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dushara NERFINISHED ⓘ
Manāt NERFINISHED ⓘ
Obodas the King NERFINISHED ⓘ
al-Kutbā NERFINISHED ⓘ
al-‘Uzzā NERFINISHED ⓘ
declineCause Christianization of Nabataean territories ⓘ
geographicRegion Transjordan NERFINISHED ⓘ
northwestern Arabia ⓘ
southern Levant ⓘ
hasDeityType astral deity ⓘ
fertility goddess ⓘ
protective deity ⓘ
storm god ⓘ
hasKeyDeityRole Allāt as war and fertility goddess ⓘ
Dushara as chief god ⓘ
Manāt as fate goddess ⓘ
al-‘Uzzā as major goddess ⓘ
hasLanguageOfCult Nabataean Aramaic NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMajorCultCenter Bosra NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hegra NERFINISHED ⓘ
Medain Saleh NERFINISHED ⓘ
Petra NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRitualFeature betyl worship ⓘ
open-air high places ⓘ
processional ways ⓘ
rock-cut sanctuaries ⓘ
hasRitualObject altars ⓘ
betyls ⓘ
incense burners ⓘ
libation basins ⓘ
votive inscriptions ⓘ
hasSacredArchitecture courtyard sanctuaries ⓘ
high places of sacrifice ⓘ
rock-cut temples ⓘ
rock-cut tombs ⓘ
influencedBy Aramaean religion ⓘ
Egyptian religion ⓘ
Hellenistic religion ⓘ
Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
North Arabian religion ⓘ
Syrian religion ⓘ
practicedBy Nabataeans NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ
worshipForm aniconic worship ⓘ
cult of sacred stones ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

High Place of Sacrifice → associatedWith → Nabataean religion ⓘ
Nabataean Aramaic → associatedWith → Nabataean religion ⓘ
Nabataean architecture → associatedWith → Nabataean religion ⓘ
Ad-Deir (The Monastery) → religion → Nabataean religion ⓘ
subject surface form: Ad-Deir
Al-Khazneh (The Treasury) → religion → Nabataean religion ⓘ
subject surface form: Al-Khazneh
Qasr al-Bint → religion → Nabataean religion ⓘ
Arabia Petraea → religionPracticed → Nabataean religion ⓘ
The Monastery → religiousAffiliation → Nabataean religion ⓘ