Throne of Queen Sheba - Barran Temple

The Bar'an Temple is a Sabaean temple near Marib, Yemen; also known as the "Throne of Bilqis", it dates back to the 10th century BCE and was dedicated to the god Almaqah [1]. The Bar'an Temple is an important site in the study of the archaeology of the Arabian Peninsula [1]. The temple is located to the west of the Temple of Awwam, also dedicated to the god Almaqah [1]. The main features of the structure are the six columns and the sacred well in the middle of the courtyard [1]. Until the 1988 excavations only five columns were known to exist, when remains of another were discovered [1]. The temple is considered to be the largest pre-Islamic temple in Yemen [1]. It was partly excavated by Wendell Phillips' expedition of 1951–1952 [1]. In addition to its religious functions the complex may have also served as a documentation center, as the inscriptions describing the events surrounding the Sabaean state were found on the walls [1].