Anthropomorphic Funerary Eye Stele
South Arabia
4th- 3rd Century B.C
Limestone
H:12cm W:15.5cm
#history #archaeology #southarabia #yemen #pagan #paganism #stele #arabians #arabia #betyls
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𐩠𐩬𐩦𐩣𐩫|𐩠𐩬𐩵𐩱𐩣|𐩥𐩱𐩫|𐩮𐩡𐩢𐩫
𐩠𐩧𐩵𐩱𐩫𐩬|𐩦𐩣𐩪|𐩥𐩱𐩫|𐩩𐩬𐩳𐩢𐩫
𐩩𐩨𐩠𐩡|𐩲𐩵|𐩱𐩺𐩪𐩺|𐩣𐩦𐩢𐩫
#ancient #language #script #southarabia #himyar #himarite #shams #solar #deity #goddess #pagan #hymn #paganism #arabian #history #culture
#ancient #language #script #southarabia #himyar #himarite #shams #solar #deity #goddess #pagan #hymn #paganism #arabian #history #culture
“Shams has risen and by Her I am insighted
And by her abundant goodness, I am delighted
And in Her refuge I have confided
And with Her light, the seedlings sprouted
And sweet wine to quench my thirst, from her vineyard I harvested”
#pagan #polytheist #english #poem #hymn #goddess #arabian #southarabia #yemen
Shams is a solar goddess from South Arabia (Yemen), shams is also Arabic for sun ☀️
I wrote this in Arabic and translated it to English. Inspiration came from an ancient Himyaritic hymn.
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