File:The Gates of the Temple of the Moon, Yeha, Ethiopia (3135216721).jpg
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This scene is shot from the interior of the Temple of the Moon, looking out through the entrance to the Temple. It is generally agreed the Temple of the Moon was built during the time of the Dʿmt Kingdom in the 8th and 7th centuries BC. The D'mt Kingdom preceded the Axumite Kingdom. When and how the transition from the D'mt Kingdom to the Axumite Kingdom occurred has not yet been determined. According to the Footprint East Africa Handbook 2002: The Travel Guide (7th Edition) by Michael Hodd, "[Yeha] is believed to have been the main Ethiopian capital during the pre-Axumatic period. . . . Yeha is famous for it amazing rectangular stone temple, the oldest known sacred site in Ethiopia . . . believed to date from 500 BC. According to the German scholar, Heinrich Muller, this temple was built even earlier - possibly 700 - 800 BC. "The temple base is 18.5 m x 15 m [60' x 49'] and 12 m [39'] high, consisting of only one long room. The roof (probably supported by timber) and west wall are missing. The temple is built of immense dressed sandstone, some up to 3 m [9.8'] long, fitted together without mortar and which appear to have largely escaped erosion." "The temple is still in relatively good condition because, according to Phillipson, it was probably used as a Christian church for a thousand years after its construction, in the sixth century AD. It is anticipated that other archaeological finds await discovery because the site has not yet been fully dug." As is often the case in archaeology, opinions about Yeha's significance differ. According to Wikipedia, "The capital [of the Dʿmt Kingdom] was once thought to have been Yeha, but recent archeologists such as Peter Schmidt believe Yeha is hardly sufficient to qualify as a capital site. He states, "It may have been a major ritual center and, without question, was an important necropolis. But certainly not a capital." There is also disagreement whether the peoples of the Dʿmt Kingdom were indigenous to northern Ethiopia and Eritriea on the Horn of Africa, or whether they were Sabaean people from the Arabian Peninsula in what is today Yemen. The modern consensus is the Dʿmt Kingdom developed from indigenous roots, but was also influenced by Sabaean culture from across the Red Sea. |
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