Ta'lab

Ta'lab ( Sabean t ʾ lb ) was a altsüdarabischer God who was worshiped since the 5th century BC in the west Sum'ay Sabas and the God Sama replaced. He became the tribal god of the tribe of Sama ' and the patron of the family of Hamdanids who temporarily held the Sabaean royal throne. With its rise, he won additional importance and has now dealt with in the inscriptions similar to earlier Almaqah. A particularly important sanctuary was located in Riyam where Ta'lab was also interviewed in the oracle. Little is known about Ta'labs function, there is some evidence, however, suggests that he may have been a moon god. So his name means " Capricorn " and his nickname Zabyan "Gazelle. Also the nickname" lets be kind, "" Lord of the fresh pasture "and" Lord of the young gazelles " points in this direction.

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  • Hartmut Gese, Maria Höfner, Kurt Rudolph: The religions Altsyriens, Altarabiens and the Mandaeans. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart, among other things, 1970 ( The religions of mankind. Vol. 10, 2).
  • Old South Arabian divinity
  • Male Deity
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