Anbay

Anbay (Qatabanian: 𐩱𐩬𐩨𐩺, romanized: Script error: The function "transl" does not exist., Script error: The function "transl" does not exist.) is a pre-Islamic deity who was originally worshipped in Qataban, in what is now Yemen.^[1] He was regarded as a deity of justice and an oracle, in attendance to the moon deity Amm. Anbay's name was invoked in a range of legal matters, from filing paperwork for the legal title of a building to the royal regulation of water supplies.^[2] He is often mentioned together with Haukim, another god of justice.

References

↑ Jordan, Michael (2014-05-14) (in en). Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses. Infobase Publishing. ISBN 9781438109855. https://books.google.com/books?id=aqDC5bwx4_wC&dq=Anbay+deity&pg=PA20.
↑ Hoyland, Robert G. (2002-09-11) (in en). Arabia and the Arabs: From the Bronze Age to the Coming of Islam. Routledge. pp. 127, 141. ISBN 9781134646340. https://books.google.com/books?id=XaiGAgAAQBAJ&dq=Anbay&pg=PA141.

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[1] Jordan, Michael (2014-05-14) (in en). Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses. Infobase Publishing. ISBN 9781438109855. https://books.google.com/books?id=aqDC5bwx4_wC&dq=Anbay+deity&pg=PA20.

[2] Hoyland, Robert G. (2002-09-11) (in en). Arabia and the Arabs: From the Bronze Age to the Coming of Islam. Routledge. pp. 127, 141. ISBN 9781134646340. https://books.google.com/books?id=XaiGAgAAQBAJ&dq=Anbay&pg=PA141.

Religions of the ancient Near East
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Pre-Islamic Arabian deities
'Amm A'ra Abgal Allah Al-Lat Al-Qaum Almaqah Anbay Atarsamain Athtar Basamum Dhu l-Khalasa Dushara Haukim Hubal Isāf and Nā'ila Manaf Manāt Nasr Nuha Quzah Ruda Sa'd Shams, Samas Syn Suwa' Ta'lab Theandrios al-‘Uzzá Wadd Ya'uq Yaghūth Yatha
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