Dhū Samuī

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Dhū Samuī, whose name literally means "He of the Heavenly", was a pre-Islamic deity that was worshipped in South Arabia. He was a kind of sky deity who resided in the heavens. He was also associated with camels, especially by the Bedouins.

When

First attested
0 CE
Attested period
0 – 622
Historical notes
Pre-Islamic deity.

Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“Dhū Samuī (Musnad: 𐩹𐩪𐩣𐩥𐩺, sometimes 𐩪𐩣𐩺), whose name literally means "He of the Heavenly", was a pre-Islamic deity that was worshipped in South Arabia. He was a kind of sky deity who resided in the heavens. He was also associated with camels, especially by the Bedouins.”

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