Yathaʾ

deity Sabaeans single tradition · 1

Yathaʾ is a pre-Islamic god worshiped by the Sabaeans and Hemyarites of Yemen. He was the special guardian of the town of Aden. A temple was erected to him in Abyan by Abd-shams-Aslam and his brother Marthad, in conjunction with other local gods.

When

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

Relationships

syncretized with
Salman

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Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“Yathaʾ (Arabic: يثع, lit. 'Savior') is a pre-Islamic god worshiped by the Sabaeans and Hemyarites of Yemen. Nine kings have a theophoric name prefixed by Yathaʾ. The name may be an archaic equivalent to יֵ֫שַׁע (yesha – yeh'-shah), which is a masculine noun meaning "salvation."”

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