DASI

digital archive for the study of pre-islamic arabian inscriptions

Editor: Jérémie Schiettecatte


SITE INFORMATION

Ancient nameS²bm
CountryYemen
Geographical areaal-Maḥwīt
Governorateal-Maḥwīt
KingdomSaba
CoordinatesLatitude: 15° 29' 59.8"    Longitude: 43° 54' 04.5"    
Coordinates accuracycertain
Type of siteSettlement
TribeTribe: ʾqynm
Tribe: Bklm
Tribe: Bklm rbʿn ḏ-hgrn S²bmm
Tribe: Fys²n
Tribe: S¹bʾyn (nisba for S¹bʾ)
Tribe: Ys²bm
Lineage: ʾʿyn
Lineage: Bḥrm
Lineage: Btʿ w-Mʿkbt w-ḏ-ʾdfm
Lineage: ḏ-Wqhn
Lineage: Ḏrn
Lineage: Hmdn
Lineage: Ḫrwnn
Lineage: Ḥḏmt
Lineage: Ḥnn
Lineage: Ḥwlm
Lineage: Kbr ʾqynm
Lineage: Ks²d
Lineage: Mlḥ
Lineage: Mrṯdm
Lineage: Nʿmn
Lineage: Rʾbn
Lineage: Yhʿn
Lineage: Ys²bm
Deitiesʾlmqh(w)
ʾlmqh bʿl ʾwm ḏ-ʿrn ʾlw
ʿṯtr
ḏt-Ḥmym
ḏt-Hrn
Rmn ḏ-ʿlmn ḏ-ʾks²r
S²ms¹-hmw
S²ms¹-hmw bʿlt Ġḍrn
Wdm
StructuresDwelling (indeterminate)
Dwelling (concentrated)
Light hydraulic structure (ex. canal, well)
Building with political function
Fortress
Rampart
Small temple
Graveyard
Rock inscriptions
LanguageSabaic

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