Al-Qaum

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Al-Qaum (Arabic: القوم) was the Nabataean god of war and the night, and guardian of caravans.[1]

Large numbers of inscriptions bearing his name have been found, and archaeologists believe that he was a major god of the Nabataean pantheon.[1]

In popular culture[edit]

A black metal band in Saudi Arabia, Al-Namrood, uses this pantheon as inspiration for its music.[2]

Al-Qaum is the name of one of the Exodan fleet spaceships in the 2018 novel Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "NABATAEAN PANTHEON". Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  2. ^ Phillips, Alex (October 11, 2012). "AL-NAMROOD Heavy Metal Underground". Retrieved 31 January 2013.