The style and artistic work must have interacted in some way with Greek and Babylonian artistic traditions. As was the case in all temples in Ma'aeen cities, this temple was built outside the town's walls. The purpose for this is still unknown. In fact, local and oriental studies are still unable to understand many aspects of the Ma'aeen civilization. The local inhabitants call the temple in Al-Hazm area Banat A' ad or the daughters of A'ad.
Arab linguists say that the word A'ad means any old thing that has some value.
In a way it is similar to the way the English word classic is used today. The Ma'aneen temples were specially built for the worship of Astar, the same god worshipped in Babylon. The common religion of the two civilizations raises the question of whether Ma'aeen, during part of its history, was a Babylonian colony. That possibility is strengthened by the image of the wine jars and the dancing girls sculpted on walls in both civilizations. Yet it appears from social traditions and political practices in Ma'aeen that this kingdom experienced more liberal socio-cultural values and a tolerant political system than its Babylonian contemporary.