Almaqah

Almaqah ( Old South Arabian 'lmqh (w) , reconstructed Almaqah (U) , or Ilmuqāh , DMG 'Almaqāh (U) / 'Ilmuqāh ) was the Sabean Reich God and probably a moon god; the nickname "bull of the master country" shows that he was also responsible for the naturally fertile land. In the early days he represented the Sabaean state together with the Mukarrib and the Saba tribe. Although he played a central role in Saba, he was always named after Athtar in invocations to the gods . The symbols "bull" and "club" ( killers ) are assigned to him. His most important temple was the Awwam in the Sabaean capital Marib , other important temples were in Naschq , after submission in Naschan , on the Jabal Laudh , in Sirwah and in al-Masajid .

See also : Architecture in Yemen # Architectural history

literature

• Hartmut Gese , Maria Höfner , Kurt Rudolph : The religions of Old Syria, Altarabia and the Mandaeans ( The religions of humanity . Volume 10.2). Kohlhammer, Stuttgart et al. 1970.

Web links

• Almaqah in the Encyclopedia Mythica (Engl.)