Almaqah

Sabaean inscription addressed to the moon god Almaqah, mentioning five ancient Yemeni gods, two reigning sovereigns and two governors,7th century,BCE

Almaqah or Ilmuqah (Epigraphic South Arabian ‮‬; Ge'ez አለመቀሀ, ʾLMQH, Arabic المقة ) was the moon god of the ancient Yemeni kingdom of Saba' and the kingdoms of Dʿmt and Aksum in Eritrea and Northern Ethiopia (branched out of Saba). The ruling dynasty of Saba' regarded themselves as his children. Almaqah is represented on monuments by a cluster of lightning bolts surrounding a curved, sickle-like weapon. Bulls were sacred to him.

See also

• Ancient history of Yemen