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 era una deidad adorada en el sur de la Arabia pre-islámica. Su nombre puede ser derivado del proto-árabe basam, o bálsamo, una planta utilizada en medicinas antiguas, indicando que pudiera haber sido una deidad asociada con la sanación o con la salud. Un texto antiguo mencionó a Basamum sanando a dos cabras enfermas o ibexes.
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