عرش بلقيس | |
Location | Marib Governorate, Yemen |
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Coordinates | 15°24′12″N 45°20′35″E / 15.403227°N 45.343112°E |
History | |
Periods | Ancient Yemen |
Satellite of | Almaqah |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 1951-2, 1988 |
Archaeologists | Wendell Phillips |
Part of | Landmarks of the Ancient Kingdom of Saba, Marib |
Criteria | Cultural: (iii), (iv) |
Reference | 1700 |
Inscription | 2023 (45th Session) |
Endangered | 2023–... |
Barran Temple ( Arabic: معبد بران) is a Sabaean temple near Marib, Yemen; also known as "Throne of Bilqis", it was dedicated to the god al-Maqah.
In 2023, along with other landmarks of the ancient Kingdom of Saba, the temple was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. [1]
The temple is located to the west of the Temple of Awwam, also dedicated to the god Almaqah. [2] The main features of the structure are the six columns and the sacred well in the middle of the courtyard. [3] Until the 1988 excavations only five columns were known to exist, when remains of another were discovered. [4] The temple is considered to be the largest pre-Islamic temple in Yemen. [4]
It was partly excavated by Wendell Phillips' expedition of 1951–1952. [5] [6] In addition to its religious functions the complex may have also served as a documentation center, as the inscriptions describing the events surrounding the Sabaean state were found on the walls. [4]
عرش بلقيس | |
Location | Marib Governorate, Yemen |
---|---|
Coordinates | 15°24′12″N 45°20′35″E / 15.403227°N 45.343112°E |
History | |
Periods | Ancient Yemen |
Satellite of | Almaqah |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 1951-2, 1988 |
Archaeologists | Wendell Phillips |
Part of | Landmarks of the Ancient Kingdom of Saba, Marib |
Criteria | Cultural: (iii), (iv) |
Reference | 1700 |
Inscription | 2023 (45th Session) |
Endangered | 2023–... |
Barran Temple ( Arabic: معبد بران) is a Sabaean temple near Marib, Yemen; also known as "Throne of Bilqis", it was dedicated to the god al-Maqah.
In 2023, along with other landmarks of the ancient Kingdom of Saba, the temple was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. [1]
The temple is located to the west of the Temple of Awwam, also dedicated to the god Almaqah. [2] The main features of the structure are the six columns and the sacred well in the middle of the courtyard. [3] Until the 1988 excavations only five columns were known to exist, when remains of another were discovered. [4] The temple is considered to be the largest pre-Islamic temple in Yemen. [4]
It was partly excavated by Wendell Phillips' expedition of 1951–1952. [5] [6] In addition to its religious functions the complex may have also served as a documentation center, as the inscriptions describing the events surrounding the Sabaean state were found on the walls. [4]