DASI

digital archive for the study of pre-islamic arabian inscriptions

Editor: Jérémie Schiettecatte


SITE INFORMATION

Ancient nameRydt
CountryYemen
Geographical areaRayda
GovernorateʿAmrān
KingdomSaba
CoordinatesLatitude: 15° 49' 24"    Longitude: 44° 2' 19"    
Coordinates accuracycertain
Type of siteSettlement
TribeTribe: Bklm
Tribe: Bklm rbʿn ḏ-Rydt
Lineage: Hmdn w-S¹ʾrn w-ʾs³wf w-ʾgrʿ
Lineage: Ḥzfrm
Lineage: S¹ʾrn
Lineage: S¹ʾrn w-Mḥylm
Deitiesʾl mrʾ s¹myn w-ʾrḍn
ʾlht Hmdn
ʾlmqh
ʿṯtr
ḏt-Ḥmym
Hbs¹
S¹mʿ
S¹mʿ ʿdy Ḥrmtn
S²ms¹-hmw bʿlt Tlqm
S²ms¹m
StructuresDwelling (indeterminate)
Dwelling (concentrated)
Light hydraulic structure (ex. canal, well)
Wells, cisterns
Terrace cultivation
Building with political function
Rampart
Small temple
Synagogue
Rock inscriptions
LanguageSabaic
Classical sourcesClaudius Ptolemy, Geogr. 6.7.41 (2nd cent. AD): Ραίδα

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