page_title: Tayma
section_title: Archaeology
hierarchical_section_title: Tayma / Archaeology
caption_attribution_description: English: Stele with dedicatory Aramaic inscription to the god Salm. Sandstone, 5th century BC. Found in Teima, Northwestern Arabia. Français&#160;: Stèle avec dédicace en araméen au dieu Salm. Grès, Ve siècle av. J.-C. Provenance&#160;: oasis de Teima, Arabie du Nord-Ouest.
context_page_description: Tayma or Tema Teman/Tyeman/Yeman is a large oasis with a long history of settlement, located in northwestern Saudi Arabia at the point where the trade route between Yathrib and Dumah begins to cross the Nefud desert. Tayma is located 264 km southeast of the city of Tabouk, and about 400 km north of Medina. It locates in the western part of An Nafud desert.
context_section_description: The site was first investigated and mapped by Charles M. Doughty in 1877. 
  The Tayma stele discovered by Charles Huber in 1883, now at the Louvre, lists the gods of Tayma in the 6th century BC: Ṣalm of Maḥram and Shingala and Ashira. This Ashira may be Athirat/Asherah.
  Archeological investigation of the site, under the auspices of the German Archaeological Institute, is ongoing.
  Clay tablets and stone inscriptions using Taymanitic script and language were found in ruins and around the oasis. Nearby Tayma was a Sabaean trading station, where Sabaean inscriptions were found.
caption: Stele with dedicatory Aramaic inscription to the god Salm. Sandstone, 5th century BC. Found in Tayma by Charles Huber in 1884. Now in the Louvre.
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