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Ḏušarē, (Nabataean Arabic: 𐢅𐢈𐢝𐢛𐢀 dwšrʾ) also transliterated as Dushara, is a pre-Islamic Arabian god worshipped by the Nabataeans at Raqmu (Petra) and Hegra (Madain Saleh) (of which city he was the patron). Safaitic inscriptions imply he was the son of Allat, and that he assembled in the heavens with other gods. He is called "Ḏušarē from Petra" in one inscription. Ḏušarē was expected to bring justice if called by the correct ritual. Safaitic inscriptions mention animal sacrifices to Ḏušarē, asking for a variety of services. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Birth of Ḏušarē]] | |||
* [[The Pantheon of Petra]] | * [[The Pantheon of Petra]] | ||
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* [//www.researchgate.net/publication/337199429_NABATAEAN_FERTILITY_MYTH_PLACE_TIME_RITUALS_AND_ACTORS_BASED_ON_ARCHAEOLOGICAL_EVIDENCE NABATAEAN FERTILITY MYTH, PLACE, TIME, RITUALS AND ACTORS BASED ON ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE] | * [//www.researchgate.net/publication/337199429_NABATAEAN_FERTILITY_MYTH_PLACE_TIME_RITUALS_AND_ACTORS_BASED_ON_ARCHAEOLOGICAL_EVIDENCE NABATAEAN FERTILITY MYTH, PLACE, TIME, RITUALS AND ACTORS BASED ON ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE] | ||
* [//www.academia.edu/52931844/Piecing_Together_the_Religion_of_the_Nabataeans Piecing Together the Religion of the Nabataeans] | * [//www.academia.edu/52931844/Piecing_Together_the_Religion_of_the_Nabataeans Piecing Together the Religion of the Nabataeans] | ||
* [//brill.com/view/title/61413 The Religion and Rituals of the Nomads of Pre-Islamic Arabia] | |||
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Ḏušarē, (Nabataean Arabic: 𐢅𐢈𐢝𐢛𐢀 dwšrʾ) also transliterated as Dushara, is a pre-Islamic Arabian god worshipped by the Nabataeans at Raqmu (Petra) and Hegra (Madain Saleh) (of which city he was the patron). Safaitic inscriptions imply he was the son of Allat, and that he assembled in the heavens with other gods. He is called "Ḏušarē from Petra" in one inscription. Ḏušarē was expected to bring justice if called by the correct ritual. Safaitic inscriptions mention animal sacrifices to Ḏušarē, asking for a variety of services.
See also
Sources
- The many faces of Dushara – A Critical Review of the Evidence
- The Seven Stars, Allāt from ʿmn and Dusares from Rqm: A new Safaitic astronomical text
- The Religion of the Nabataeans: A Conspectus
- NABATAEAN FERTILITY MYTH, PLACE, TIME, RITUALS AND ACTORS BASED ON ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE
- Piecing Together the Religion of the Nabataeans
- The Religion and Rituals of the Nomads of Pre-Islamic Arabia
This article has text copied from Dushara - Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0; additional terms may apply. This article is a stub. You can help by expanding it.