Almaqah
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Almaqah is the principal moon god of the ancient Sabaean civilization in South Arabia, associated with kingship, fertility, and monumental temple complexes.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sabaean deity
ⓘ
deity ⓘ moon god ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
agriculture
ⓘ
fertility ⓘ irrigation ⓘ kingship ⓘ monumental temple complexes ⓘ moon ⓘ |
| cultCenter |
Awwam Temple in Marib
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Barran Temple in Marib NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Sabaean civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declineCause |
later spread of Islam
ⓘ
spread of Christianity in South Arabia ⓘ |
| epithet |
Lord of Awam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lord of Marib NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
giver of victory in war
ⓘ
guarantor of oaths ⓘ protector of kings ⓘ provider of water and fertility ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
association with monumental stone architecture
ⓘ
horned headdress in iconography ⓘ |
| influencedBy | broader Semitic lunar cults ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Sabaic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedTo | royal inscriptions of Sabaean kings ⓘ |
| pantheonRole |
chief moon god of South Arabia
ⓘ
principal god of Sabaeans ⓘ |
| receives |
animal sacrifices
ⓘ
offerings of incense ⓘ votive inscriptions ⓘ |
| region | South Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | ancient South Arabian religion ⓘ |
| symbol |
cluster of vertical rays
ⓘ
crescent ⓘ vine tendrils ⓘ |
| temple |
Awwam Temple
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Barran Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1st millennium BCE
ⓘ
early centuries CE ⓘ |
| worshipedBy | Sabaeans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipedIn |
Marib
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sirwah NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient Yemen ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.