Barran Temple

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Temple of Barran
عرش بلقيس
Bar'an temple 1986-3.jpg
The temple before excavation
LocationMarib Governorate, Yemen
Coordinates15°24′12″N 45°20′35″E / 15.403227°N 45.343112°E / 15.403227; 45.343112Coordinates: 15°24′12″N 45°20′35″E / 15.403227°N 45.343112°E / 15.403227; 45.343112
History
PeriodsAncient Yemen
Satellite ofAlmaqah
Site notes
Excavation dates1951-2, 1988
ArchaeologistsWendell Phillips
Barran Temple in Marib governorate, 2017.

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.

Background

The temple is located to the west of the Temple of Awwam, also dedicated to the god Almaqah.[1] The main features of the structure are the six columns and the sacred well in the middle of the courtyard.[2] Until the 1988 excavations only five columns were known to exist, when remains of another were discovered.[3] The temple is considered to be the largest pre-Islamic temple in Yemen.[3]

It was partly excavated by Wendell Phillips' expedition of 1951–1952.[4][5] 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.[3]

References

  1. ^ "معبد برَّان.. هنا عاشت بلقيس سبأ". Culture and art. Al Jazeera. 24 March 2014.
  2. ^ "The Throne of Queen Bilquis". National Yemen. Ancient History Comes Alive. 11 September 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "Barran Temple". Madain Project. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Yemen Tourism". Archived from the original on 17 October 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Arsh Bilqis" بـلـقـيـس [Throne of Queen Bilquis] (pdf). Yemen Tourism Promotion Board. Barran Temple (in Arabic and English). Republic of Yemen: Ministry of Tourism. 24 March 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2018.

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