Amm

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Amm is an ancient South Arabian god, particularly revered in the Qataban kingdom as a principal deity associated with protection and tribal identity.

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Label Occurrences
Amm canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient South Arabian god
deity
associatedWith kinship
protection
tribal identity
attestedIn Qatabanite inscriptions
South Arabian epigraphy
category South Arabian gods
protection deities
tribal deities
culture South Arabian
epithet “our paternal uncle”
function protector of community
protector of tribe
gender male deity
hasConsort Asherah (in some interpretations)
linked to: Asherah
linkedTo oaths and covenants
royal ideology of Qataban
mainCultCenter Qataban
nameMeaning paternal uncle
pantheon Qatabanite pantheon
linked to: Sabaean religion
region South Arabian highlands
linked to: Yemeni Highlands

Yemen
religion ancient South Arabian religion
role principal deity of Qataban
typeOfCult tribal god
worshipedIn Qataban kingdom
linked to: Kingdom of Qataban

ancient South Arabia
worshipForm inscribed dedications
temple cult
votive offerings
worshipPeriod 1st millennium BCE
early centuries CE

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