This imposing religious edifice was built in the late 5th century BCE in the sacred area present within the ancient South Arabian urban site of Yathill (now uninhabited and known as Barāqish, present-day Yemen). It was dedicated to the god ʿAthtar dhū-Qabḍ, supreme deity of the Minaeans, the people who inhabited the Jawf valley of ancient Yemen during the first millennium BCE and who also occupied this settlement from the 6th century onward.

Temple of ʿAthtar dhū-Qabḍ / Agostini, Alessio. - (2022), pp. 1-23. [10.14288/1.0422037].

Temple of ʿAthtar dhū-Qabḍ

Alessio Agostini
Writing – Original Draft Preparation
2022

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This imposing religious edifice was built in the late 5th century BCE in the sacred area present within the ancient South Arabian urban site of Yathill (now uninhabited and known as Barāqish, present-day Yemen). It was dedicated to the god ʿAthtar dhū-Qabḍ, supreme deity of the Minaeans, the people who inhabited the Jawf valley of ancient Yemen during the first millennium BCE and who also occupied this settlement from the 6th century onward.
2022
Database of Religious History (DRH)
Arabia; religion; Yemen; temple
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Temple of ʿAthtar dhū-Qabḍ / Agostini, Alessio. - (2022), pp. 1-23. [10.14288/1.0422037].
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