Bashamum is an Ancient South Arabian god. He was probably the main deity of the city of Ḥalzaw (today Hajar Lajiya) in the Wādī Markha around the turn of the Christian era, but his cult is attested even earlier in the Jawf region. His name means 'balsam'.

Bashamum

Irene Rossi
2023

Abstract

Bashamum is an Ancient South Arabian god. He was probably the main deity of the city of Ḥalzaw (today Hajar Lajiya) in the Wādī Markha around the turn of the Christian era, but his cult is attested even earlier in the Jawf region. His name means 'balsam'.
2023
Istituto di Scienze del Patrimonio Culturale - ISPC - Sede Secondaria Milano
Epigraphy
Bashamum
Ancient Arabia
Religion
Deity
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