DASI

digital archive for the study of pre-islamic arabian inscriptions

Editor: Jérémie Schiettecatte


SITE INFORMATION

Ancient nameYgrn
CountryYemen
Geographical areaDhamār
GovernorateDhamār
KingdomHimyar
CoordinatesLatitude: 14° 54' 50.2"    Longitude: 44° 18' 53.1"    
Coordinates accuracycertain
Type of siteModern site with reemployed inscriptions or artefacts
TribeTribe: Ḏmry
Tribe: Mhʾnfm
Tribe: Ẓhrm
Lineage: Mḏrḥm
Lineage: Ṯfyn
Lineage: Mlykm
Deitiesʾlmqh
ʿṯtr
ʿṯtr ʿzzm
ʿṯtr ḏ-Gwftm bʿl ʿlm
ʿṯtr S²rqn
Bs²r
ḏt-Ḥmym
S²ms¹-hmw
S²ms¹-hmw bʿlt S²brn
StructuresDwelling (indeterminate)
Dwelling (concentrated)
Building with political function
Large temple
Graveyard
Paved road
Rock inscriptions

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NOTES

According to v. Wissmann (1964 a: 255), the ancient name of Yakār was instead Ns³ftm (cf. CIH 42 and 43).

RELATED MATERIAL

Epigraphs in CSAI
Objects in CSAI