Ancient name | Unknown |
Country | Yemen |
Geographical area | Mayfaʿat ʿAns |
Governorate | Dhamār |
Coordinates | Latitude: 14° 24' " Longitude: 44° 32' " |
Coordinates accuracy | approximate |
Type of site | Open-air sanctuary with rock inscriptions |
Deities | Ḍrm |
Location and toponomy | Jabayb an-Nūd is located to the north of the village of Ẓalmān and south-west of Hakir |
History of research | Discovered and described by the Yemeni archaeologist Khaldūn Nuʿmān in his PhD, Univ. of Pisa, 2012. |
General description | Rocky hill with rock inscriptions. Eight have been deciphered by Kh. Nuʿman, others are too weathered to be undeciphered. The site may have been a shrine of the god Ḍrm. |
Chronology | Eight inscriptions were registered by Kh. Nuʿman, dated to the second half of the 1st millennium BCE by their graphy. |