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Temple of Awwam

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deals with physical and spiritual purity of worshipers. Several inscriptions attest that an individual who enter the sanctuary without performing purification rituals, will suffer severe consequences. Although no detailed information concerning the act of purification is mentioned in Sabaean inscriptions.
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A visible water conduit made from alabaster used to run through the hall and into a bronze basin (69 × 200 cm) placed in a room for purification purposes. The water fell on the floor like a fountain, and it fell so long and with such force that it eventually cut through a copper basin
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The oval sanctuary is accessible from two gates, either through the northwestern gate, or from the peristyle hall one, the latter of which was the main entrance, while the former was exclusively built for priests. A third gate was discovered by AFSM, but this was restricted to funerary rites usage
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connected to the sanctuary, and a residential area which form the so-called protected enclave. Geomorphological investigations have shown that the Awwam temple was erected on high natural platform, making it even more impressive for the viewers. Access to the complex was controlled by doors leading
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The 7th century BCE cemetery is attached to the Oval Sanctuary, and apparently accessed only from it. The cemetery hosts around 20,000 estimated burials during its long period of usage. That lengthy period created a large settlement of the dead, where passages and streets divide the
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The number 8 seems to reflect a sacred number, since it is used at the entrance, interior pillars (8 × 4), and false windows (8 × 8). Ancient South Arabian buildings, including Awwam peristyle hall, appears to be pre-planned according to a system of prescribed measurements
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sacred area. The place-name, 'wm (place of refuge), signify that sacredness attached to the sanctuary. There is a possibility that the temple developed from a small shrine into an enormous complex encompassing multiple structures associated with the temple i.e. houses for priests, auxiliary rooms,
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inscriptions, was the house of Almaqah. This holiness is demonstrated by the existence of three places for purification and to perform ablutions before entering the sacred spaces, primarily the oval sanctuary (dwelling house of Almaqah). Cleanness is emphasized by the discovered inscriptions that
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The enclosure is defined by massive oval shaped wall that flank the peristyle hall from its western and eastern wings, the wall measures approximately 757 m long and 13 m high, however the original height can't be determined for certainty, and it's difficult to assess its full extent.
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Statues of bronze bulls, horses, and humans used to be attached to the entrance gates of the temple. Many aspects of the decoration, geometrical and figural paintings, sculptures, large and precisely dressed stones, finely carved inscriptions painted red, and beautiful ornamental friezes on the
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Many inscriptions, hundreds in quantity, were discovered in the sanctuary and nearby, only few that deals directly with the temple's construction. One of the terms used for the sanctuary was "gwbn"; the oracle sanctuary. The sanctuary includes a raised platform within the temple's sacred area
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hall is approximately 42 m × 19 m and is flanked by the end of the oval-shaped enclosure in its western and eastern exterior walls. The interior of the structure contains a large library of inscribed stone blocks and 64 vertically double false windows motif with
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The largest part of the temple is occupied by an unguarded yard that is enclosed by a stone wall with an irregular oval ground plan. On the inner wall of the hall were several dozen highly important inscriptions from the late period of the Sabaean kingdom.
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religious structures. The peristyle hall might have reflected the numbers of the 8 pillared propylaeum; There are 32 pillars (4 × 8) inside the peristyle hall, and 64 recessed false windows (8 × 8).
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marking the entrance, followed by large rectangular peristyle hall, and massive oval shaped enclosure with other exterior linked structures (nearby cemetery). Pillars are the most widespread architectural feature used in ancient
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The oval sanctuary precinct was the main and holy part of Awwam temple. It was an open space that contains several structures, courtyards, and wellspring. Most rituals were performed in the oval sanctuary, and according to
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tombs. The cemetery tombs were multi-storey structures (up to four) built using excellently polished and dressed limestone blocks. External walls were sometimes decorated with friezes and low relief of the dead's face.
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representing primordial mound, which makes it more impressive when looked from a distance. It appears, from archeological investigation, that a cultic place was built around a wellspring inside the sanctuary.
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Yadaʿʾil Dharih, son of Sumhuʾalay, mukarrib of Saba', walled ʾAwwam, the temple of Almaqah, when he sacrificed to Athtar and he established the whole community by a god and a patron and a pact and a trea
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in the middle of the 7th century BCE. Indicating a much earlier period for the temple's construction. Yada`'il inscription was carved outside the wall, and contains the following:
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Visitors of the sanctuary are obliged to go through the annex, then via a gate of three entrances into the peristyle hall. The gate could be closed if needed.
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The memory of the dead was preserved by placing sculptural representations of them on their tombs, frequently inscribing their names.
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The oldest inscription found in the complex was in reference to the building of the temple's massive enclosure known as
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temple of Harunum to perform their religious rituals, and continued to the sanctuary of Awwam using processional road.
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Partial excavation of Awwam peristyle in 1951–1952 by the American Foundation for the Study of Man that was led by
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Das Grossreich der Sabäer bis zu seinem Ende im frühen 4. Jahrhundert vor Christus. Die Geschichte von Saba'II
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Pre-Islamic Yemen: Socio-political organization of the Sabaean cultural area in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD
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as it was the cemetery entrance, and could only be accessed from the interior of the oval sanctuary.
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The temple itself was oriented towards the rising sun (north-east) and consisted of eight pillars
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The United Kingdom of the Sabeans to its end in the early 4th century BC. The history of Saba'II
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wall's exterior, were meant to impress visitors and fill them with awe in the presence of god.
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AFSM member with the help of locals copying an inscription from the sanctuary's exterior wall
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instead of full use of space. AFSM excavation in the paved courtyard revealed multiple
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32 pillars made from single monolith except two that once supported stone beams.
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to hierarchical series of courtyards and halls that served as transitional areas.
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In pre-Islamic times, numerous pilgrims gathered in Ma'rib city and headed to
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The hall has a semi-rectangular form, with a pillared 8 monolith
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Architectural refinement and measure in early South Arabian buildings
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Reconstruction of the northwestern gate, only accessible to priests
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The temple is situated in isolated site functioning mainly as
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entrance, topped by square tenons designed to accommodate an
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Pritchard, James B.; Fleming, Daniel E. (28 November 2010).
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The Ancient Near East: An Anthology of Texts and Pictures
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Mahram Bilqis or Awam Temple in 2017 in Marib, Yemen
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Temple of Awwam is located in Yemen
Marib Governorate
Yemen
15°24′15″N 45°21′21″E / 15.404247°N 45.355705°E / 15.404247; 45.355705
Sabaeans
Ancient Yemen
Almaqah
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Landmarks of the Ancient Kingdom of Saba, Marib
Criteria
1700
Session
Endangered
a series
History of Yemen




Timeline
Ancient history
Kingdom of Saba
Kingdom of Ḥaḑramawt
Kingdom of Awsan
Kingdom of Qatabān
Kingdom of Ma'in
Kingdom of Ḥimyar
Kingdom of Aksum
Sasanian rule

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