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Al-Kutba': Ancient Arabian God of Writing
Al-Kutba': Ancient Arabian God of Writing
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Al-Kutba' (Arabic: الكتبي) was a north Arabian god. The name means, roughly, "the scribe"; it comes from the Semitic root K-T-B which means 'to write.' A carving at the foot of Jebal Rumm in Jordan is dedicated to al-Kutbay.

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Al-Kutba': Ancient Arabian God of Writing

This image shows the ancient Arabian god Al-Kutba', the scribe, as a betyl in Wadi Rum, potentially alongside al-'Uzza. The god's temple at Qasr Gheit features Nabataean dedications.

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Al-Kutba' (Arabic: الكتبي) was a north Arabian god. The name means, roughly, "the scribe"; it comes from the Semitic root K-T-B which means 'to write.' A carving at the foot of Jebal Rumm in Jordan is dedicated to al-Kutbay.
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Another inscription in Wadi Es Siyyagh, on the way to the main spring of Petra contains the phrase "in front of Kutbay, this very god." Other sites around Arabia contain inscriptions dedicated to him.
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Kutba' is represented as a betyl in Wadi Rum alongside al-'Uzza. The gender of this god is disputed. Because of the god's name originating from the root word K-T-B or "to write", it is considered that Kutba' was a god of writing
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Nabataeans and other mercantile Arab tribes brought the worship of al-Kutbay from Petra in Jordan to Egypt. A temple to the god has been discovered at Qasr Gheit, built in characteristic Egyptian style.
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An altar-base in this temple, is inscribed with the Nabataean dedication: "from Hawyru son of Geram to al-Kutbay." In the Hellenistic era, al-Kutbay was associated with Hermes and Mercury.
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This Hermes association may have been a misinterpretation, as Al-Kutbay's distinction as the god of writing may be likened to Hermes Trismegistus, hence the Hermes association.
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