Almaqah

Sabaean · deity · mythic · deity

National god of Saba, 'Lord of Awwam' at the Marib temple; protector of irrigation, now read as a bull-and-vine solar god, consort of Shams.

Domains

supreme sky
agriculture

Powers

Protect the irrigation works of Saba
Reign as male consort to the sun-goddess Shams

Epithets

lord of Awwam
Thahwan
Ba'al Awam

Relations

spouse: Shams

Sources

Awwam Temple (Mahram Bilqis) and Marib inscriptions
Britannica, Arabian religion; Pirenne–Garbini studies

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