DASI

digital archive for the study of pre-islamic arabian inscriptions

DASI

Hajar an-Nāb

Editor: Jérémie Schiettecatte


Archaeological Map of Shabwa Governorate. Districts of Bayhân and Nisâb ©J.-F. Breton
By kind permission of J.-F. Breton

SITE INFORMATION

Ancient nameMnwbm
CountryYemen
Geographical areaMarkha
GovernorateShabwa
KingdomAwsan
CoordinatesLatitude: 14° 34' 44"    Longitude: 46° 2' 30"    
Coordinates accuracycertain
Type of siteSettlement
Deitiesʾlhy Ḥdṯm ḏ-Mnwb
ʿṯtr
Blw
Frʿn
ḏt-Ġḍrn
Mwtr
StructuresDwelling (indeterminate)
Dwelling (concentrated)
Light hydraulic structure (ex. canal, well)
Rampart
Small temple
Large temple
Rock inscriptions
LanguageQatabanic

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

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