Yeha
Yeha is an archaeological site in Ethiopia, located in the Tigray Region. It is believed to have been the capital of the ancient Kingdom of Dʿmt, which flourished from the 10th to the 5th centuries BCE. The most prominent structure at Yeha is the Great Temple, a large, rectangular building constructed from precisely cut stone blocks. This temple, along with other artifacts found at the site, exhibits architectural and stylistic influences from southern Arabia, suggesting significant cultural and trade connections between the two regions.
The site of Yeha has yielded important inscriptions in the Old South Arabian script, which have provided
The exact reasons for the decline of the Dʿmt kingdom and the eventual abandonment of Yeha as