The Gods want me to take this artifact back to Yemen?? They must be crazy!!
Posted on 03/24/2019 2:53:18 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
"This plaque comes from a temple dedicated to the god Athtar Harman" Robin, researcher emeritus at the French National Centre for Scientific Research, told Live Science, explaining that "Bana" is a name used for a temple. "This god and his temple were unknown previously. Some details suggest that this temple was in the vicinity of Sana'a [also spelled Sana'a, a city which is the capital of Yemen]," Robin said, adding that he believes the tablet dates to the first century B.C.
Historical records tell of a number of kingdoms that flourished in Yemen more than 2,000 years ago, some of them involved in the trade of incense and spices.
The bronze tablet, which was recently put up for auction by Artemis Gallery, a company based in Colorado, comes with a number of mysteries: Who is this god and where is his lost temple? Who are the people named on the tablet? And how did the tablet get to the United States?
The text provides a few clues, suggesting that the temple is located not far from Sana'a, Robin said. Another Saba language inscription discovered in 1909 at the site of Shibam al-Ghiras, located northeast of Sana'a, refers to a "Bana" located at Shibam al-Ghiras.
Additionally, the name "Khawliyan" is mentioned in another inscription, found at a site called Mahram Bilqis, which lists the "name of princes of the commune Ayfa," Robin said. Scholars are not certain where exactly Afya was located, but the people who lived there were "Fayshanite," a group that lived in the area around Sana'a, Robin said.
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Yemen, Henry, don’t be unkind, go away
Yemen, I can’t take you this time, no way
Yemen, droogie don’t crash here
There’s only room for one and here she comes, here she comes
I went to a Jewish wedding in Yemen in 2008, somewhere near Raydah. There were entire, small villages of Jewish people back then. I did not go to Marib, as it was too dangerous even then. I did go to Amran to see the old market and ancient city wall and gates, which have some pre-Islamic remnants and inscriptions. And I went to Sana’a, Wadi Dhahr and Shahara.
I thought you secretly ran the whole site. :)
The Gods want me to take this artifact back to Yemen?? They must be crazy!!
:^)
Those days are gone, the Houthi wiped out the Jewish population.
I'm surprised the village never took the Pepsi challenge.
:-))
“Even Bay Ridge in Brooklyn. The parts close to the bridge”
The Guinea gangplank?
THAT’S WHAT THE TERM WAS!!!
For the Verrazano right?
I loved that term and forgot it
I learned it on here :)
We are Guineas and we’re damned proud of it! :)
All the classy Italians move to nj and Westchester and make believe they’re WASPs :)
If it weren’t for my husband’s love for ‘Space Opera’, I wouldn’t know what that was :-)
great movie... 8^)
I think he was a sincere citizen who wound up with a duty that he probably would rather NOT have done - but i think he did his sincere best.
Originally I think it was by The Laughing Gnome, but if I'm wrong, you can't catch me.
The only movie I know about Yemen is Salmon Fishing in the Yemen which isn’t really about Yemen but only uses it as a backdrop for a British romantic comedy.
Yes.
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