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Religions of the ancient Near East |
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Pre-Islamic Arabian deities |
Arabian deities of other Semitic origins |
Basamum was a deity worshipped in pre- Islamic South Arabia. His name may be derived from the proto- Arabic basam, or balsam, a plant that was used in ancient medicines, indicating that he may have been a deity associated with healing or health. [1] One ancient text referred to Basamum curing two sick goats or ibexes. [2]