Basamum
Sign in to saveBasamum was a deity worshipped in pre-Islamic South Arabia. His name may be derived from the proto-Arabic basam, or balsam, a plant that was used in ancient medicines, indicating that he may have been a deity associated with healing or health. One ancient text referred to Basamum curing two sick goats or ibexes.
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Basamum was a deity worshipped in pre-Islamic South Arabia. His name may be derived from the proto-Arabic basam, or balsam, a plant that was used in ancient medicines, indicating that he may have been a deity associated with healing or health. One ancient text referred to Basamum curing two sick goats or ibexes.
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list of pre-Islamic Arabian deities
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Islam
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Arabic
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Middle East
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goat
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International Standard Book Number
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Arabian Peninsula
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myth
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Palmyra
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Old Kingdom of Egypt
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Inanna
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Bes
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Sin
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Astarte
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Nergal
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Al-lāt
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El
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Hubal
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Nabu
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Al-‘Uzzá
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