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Almaqah or
Almuqh (Sabaean: 𐩱𐩡𐩣𐩤𐩠; Arabic: المقه) was
national deity of the
Sabaeans of the pre-Islamic
Yemeni kingdom of Saba',
representing the...
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kingdom was Yeha,
where a
great temple was
built for
Almaqah, the
national god of Saba. Four
other Almaqah temples are also
known from Di'amat (including the...
- by locals, was the main
Sabaean temple dedicated to
their national god,
Almaqah (frequently
called "Lord of ʾAwwām"), and it is also the
largest known...
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pilgrimage of
Almaqah at Ma'rib,
performed in the
month of dhu-Abhi (roughly in July). Two
references attest the
pilgrimage of
Almaqah dhu-Hirran at 'Amran...
- Gaʿewa near
Wuqro in
Tigray Region,
Ethiopia is
dedicated to the
lunar God
Almaqah, and
contains an
altar which represents a
miniature model of the Great...
- most of the South-Arabian pantheon,
including Wadd, ʿAthtar, 'Amm and
Almaqah.
Since at
least the
reign of
Malkikarib Yuhamin (c. 375–400 CE), Judaism...
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goddess Shams was
worshipped with the god of the
planet Venus, Athtar, and
Almaqah, the god of the Moon. In Hadhramaut,
Shams was
worshipped with
Athtar and...
- and many temples,
including the
Temple of
Awwam for
their national god
Almaqah where hundreds of
inscriptions have been discovered. The
Sabaeans had close...
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Sabean colonization of
Africa and was
dedicated to the
Sabean Lunar deity Almaqah.
Sabaean texts from Yeha
mention a
certain Lhy, of the Grb clan, of the...
- God", in the case of the
early Sabaeans it
could referring to the idol
Almaqah. It may also mean "obedient to God" or "obedient to the god". The name...
