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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
Ṣalam (صلم) is a possibly an epithet of one or more gods worshipped in Tayma. Ṣalam is related to the Arabic word Ṣanam (صنم), and it meant icon, image or baetyl. Ṣalam was known by sanctuaries, such as Ṣalam of Maḥram (صلم محرم) and Ṣalam of Hagam (صلم هجم). | Ṣalam (صلم) is a possibly an epithet of one or more gods worshipped in Tayma. Ṣalam, an Aramaic word, is related to the Arabic word Ṣanam (صنم), and it meant icon, image or baetyl. Ṣalam was known by sanctuaries, such as Ṣalam of Maḥram (صلم محرم) and Ṣalam of Hagam (صلم هجم). | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
Revision as of 15:11, 3 September 2022
Introduction
Ṣalam (صلم) is a possibly an epithet of one or more gods worshipped in Tayma. Ṣalam, an Aramaic word, is related to the Arabic word Ṣanam (صنم), and it meant icon, image or baetyl. Ṣalam was known by sanctuaries, such as Ṣalam of Maḥram (صلم محرم) and Ṣalam of Hagam (صلم هجم).
History
Worship
Evidence of His worship is found in inscriptions from Tabūk region surrounding Tayma, in the northwest of the Arabian Peninsula.
See also
Sources
- The Aramaic pantheon of Tayma
- OCIANA Sigla: WTay 01.2; Ph 266.b (lines 2–3); Kootstra 2016: 118
- [Sigla: WTay 02; Ph 266.x; Kootstra 2016: 118]
- Sigla: WTay 09 (line 1); Ph 266.ao (line 2/1)
- Sigla: WTay 11; Ph 266.ag; Kootstra 2016: 72
- Sigla: WTay 12; Kootstra 2016: 94–95
- Sigla: WTay 34; Ph 266.ai (1), (2)
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