'Amm
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ʿAmm(Sabaean:𐩲𐩣,romanized:ʿm;Arabic:عمْ) was amoon godworshipped in ancientQataban,which was a kingdom inancient Yemen.'Amm's name stems from theArabicword for paternal uncle.[1][2]The inhabitants of the kingdom referred to themselves as theBanu Amm,or the "Children of Amm".[1]He was also revered as aweather god,as his attributes included lightning bolts.[1]His consort is the goddessAsherah,and he was served by the oracle-judgeAnbay.[citation needed]
According to French archaeologistChristian Robinand biblical scholarDaniel E. Fleming,one possible origin for the title 'Amm or "Children of 'Amm" is speculated to have stemmed from a designation of an earlier group of people who worshiped 'Amm as a central god, with the name 'Amm simply being the title for a forgotten deity whose true designation was not known.[3]Though 'Amm was worshipped into the time of theQatabankingdom.[2]
Sources
[edit]- ^abcJordan, Michael (May 14, 2014).Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses.Facts On File, Incorporated. p. 16.ISBN9781438109855.
- ^ab"Pre-Islamic deities".Encyclopædia Britannica.Retrieved25 October2021.
- ^Fleming, Daniel (December 3, 2020).Yahweh Before Israel: Glimpses of History in a Divine Name.p. 242.ISBN9781108835077.
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