Barran Temple
Sabaean temple in Yemen
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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]
Background
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]
References
- ^ "Landmarks of Ancient Kingdom of Saba added to UNESCO's World Heritage List". Marib Governorate. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "معبد برَّان.. هنا عاشت بلقيس سبأ". Culture and art. Al Jazeera. 24 March 2014.
- ^ "The Throne of Queen Bilquis". National Yemen. Ancient History Comes Alive. 11 September 2014.
- ^ a b c "Barran Temple". Madain Project. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Yemen Tourism". Archived from the original on 17 October 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ "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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