DASI

digital archive for the study of pre-islamic arabian inscriptions

Editor: Jérémie Schiettecatte


SITE INFORMATION

Ancient nameNʿḍ
CountryYemen
Geographical areaWaʿlān
GovernorateṢanʿāʾ
KingdomSaba
Himyar
CoordinatesLatitude: 15° 4' 43.7"    Longitude: 44° 21' 39.8"    
Coordinates accuracycertain
Type of siteSettlement
TribeTribe: Ḏmry
Lineage: Grt
Lineage: Grtyn (nisba)
Lineage: Whbʾl
Deitiesʾlmqh
ʿṯtr
ʿṯtr ʿzzm w-ḏt-Ẓhrn bʿly ʿrn Knn
ʿṯtr S²rqn
ʿṯtr w-S²ms¹m bʿly Kdt
Ḥgrm Qḥmm
Rḥmnn
Wd
StructuresDwelling (indeterminate)
Dwelling (concentrated)
Light hydraulic structure (ex. canal, well)
Wells, cisterns
Terrace cultivation
Building with political function
Small temple
Large temple
Synagogue
Rock inscriptions
LanguageSabaic

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