Anbay
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Anbay is an ancient South Arabian god associated with justice and oracles, venerated as a principal deity in the Qataban kingdom.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient South Arabian god
ⓘ
deity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
justice
ⓘ
oracles ⓘ |
| attestedIn |
Qatabanic inscriptions
ⓘ
South Arabian epigraphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Arabian gods
ⓘ
justice gods ⓘ oracular deities ⓘ |
| cultCenter | Qataban kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | ancient Qatabanite kingdom ⓘ |
| function |
god of justice
ⓘ
oracular god ⓘ |
| gender | male deity ⓘ |
| languageOfSources |
Old South Arabian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qatabanic ⓘ |
| oathFormulaUsage | invoked as divine witness ⓘ |
| oftenMentionedWith | Amm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pantheon | Qatabanite pantheon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInPantheon | principal deity of Qataban ⓘ |
| region |
Southern Arabian Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | ancient South Arabian religion ⓘ |
| role |
arbiter in disputes
ⓘ
guardian of oaths ⓘ protector of legal agreements ⓘ |
| scholarlyField |
Semitic religions
ⓘ
South Arabian studies ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
divination
ⓘ
law and social order ⓘ |
| typeOfCult | state cult deity ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Qataban
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient South Arabia ⓘ |
| worshipPeriod |
1st millennium BCE
ⓘ
early centuries CE ⓘ |
| worshipPractices |
consulted through oracles
ⓘ
invoked in legal formulas ⓘ invoked in oath-taking ⓘ |
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