Amm
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Amm is an ancient South Arabian god, particularly revered in the Qataban kingdom as a principal deity associated with protection and tribal identity.
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient South Arabian god
ⓘ
deity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
kinship
ⓘ
protection ⓘ tribal identity ⓘ |
| attestedIn |
Qatabanite inscriptions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Arabian epigraphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
South Arabian gods
ⓘ
protection deities ⓘ tribal deities ⓘ |
| culture | South Arabian ⓘ |
| epithet | “our paternal uncle” ⓘ |
| function |
protector of community
ⓘ
protector of tribe ⓘ |
| gender | male deity ⓘ |
| hasConsort | Asherah (in some interpretations) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
oaths and covenants
ⓘ
royal ideology of Qataban ⓘ |
| mainCultCenter | Qataban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | paternal uncle ⓘ |
| pantheon | Qatabanite pantheon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
South Arabian highlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | ancient South Arabian religion ⓘ |
| role | principal deity of Qataban ⓘ |
| typeOfCult | tribal god ⓘ |
| worshipedIn |
Qataban kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient South Arabia ⓘ |
| worshipForm |
inscribed dedications
ⓘ
temple cult ⓘ votive offerings ⓘ |
| worshipPeriod |
1st millennium BCE
ⓘ
early centuries CE ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.