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'''Ikmah Mountain''' (Arabic:''جبل عكمة'', transliterated: '''Jabal Ikmah''') is a mountain in | '''Ikmah Mountain''' (Arabic:''جبل عكمة'', transliterated: '''Jabal Ikmah''')<ref>{{WP|ar:جبل عكمة|جبل عكمة}}</ref> is a mountain in [[al-Ula Valley]]'s southeast part of its [[Northern Wilds]]. Because of the several hundred inscriptions engraved and carved onto the rocks, it received the moniker of '''the Open-Air Library'''.<ref name="Echoes 04">''[[Echoes of History]] – Valley of Memory'' – The ancient open-air library of Jabal Ikmah</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The messages inscribed on Jabal Ikmah are estimated to have been written between 500 | The messages inscribed on Jabal Ikmah are estimated to have been written between 500 – 300 BCE and are mostly in the {{Wiki|Lihyan|Dedanite}}'s ancient {{Wiki|Dadanitic}} script. These messages include ritual formulas, agricultural testimonies, and religious dedications, many of which are requests for blessings and strong rains, as well as offerings to the {{Wiki|List of pre-Islamic Arabian deities|Lihyanite god}} Dhu Ghaybah in exchange for safe travels.<ref name= "DB Ikmah Mountain">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]] – [[Valley of Memory]]'' – [[Database: Memory of an Old Civilization]]</ref> Other carvings interpretations include a [[hunting]] scene, a field of crops, and an animal deity.<ref name= "Creative Interpretations">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]] – [[Valley of Memory]]'' – [[Creative Interpretations]]</ref> | ||
In the 860s, [[Basim ibn Ishaq]] visited the landmark | In the 860s, the Hidden One [[Basim ibn Ishaq]] visited the landmark while traveling through the valley. There, a visiting historian from [[Baghdad]] requested his help in finding three students of his that accompanied him to study the carvings and had been absent for a while. Basim located the three students, who all provided Basim with wild interpretations of the images they examined, and he returned to the historian to report back.<ref name= "Creative Interpretations">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]] – [[Valley of Memory]]'' – [[Creative Interpretations]]</ref> Before leaving the place, Basim also recovered a paper containing the {{Wiki|oud}} melody ''Ya Durub As-saba'' (O Paths of Youth).<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]] – [[Valley of Memory]]''</ref> | ||
In 2023, Jabal Ikmah was inscribed on {{Wiki|UNESCO}}'s {{Wiki|Memory of the World Programme|Memory of the World International Register}}. | In 2023, Jabal Ikmah was inscribed on {{Wiki|UNESCO}}'s {{Wiki|Memory of the World Programme|Memory of the World International Register}}.<ref name= "DB Ikmah Mountain">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]] – [[Valley of Memory]]'' – [[Database: Memory of an Old Civilization]]</ref> | ||
<ref name= "DB Ikmah Mountain">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]] – [[Valley of Memory]]'' – [[Database: Memory of an Old Civilization]]</ref> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]] – [[Valley of Memory]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]] – [[Valley of Memory]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Echoes of History]] – Valley of Memory'' | *''[[Echoes of History]] – Valley of Memory'' {{Mo}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Ikmah Mountain (Arabic:جبل عكمة, transliterated: Jabal Ikmah)[1] is a mountain in al-Ula Valley's southeast part of its Northern Wilds. Because of the several hundred inscriptions engraved and carved onto the rocks, it received the moniker of the Open-Air Library.[2]
History
The messages inscribed on Jabal Ikmah are estimated to have been written between 500 – 300 BCE and are mostly in the Dedanite's ancient Dadanitic script. These messages include ritual formulas, agricultural testimonies, and religious dedications, many of which are requests for blessings and strong rains, as well as offerings to the Lihyanite god Dhu Ghaybah in exchange for safe travels.[3] Other carvings interpretations include a hunting scene, a field of crops, and an animal deity.[4]
In the 860s, the Hidden One Basim ibn Ishaq visited the landmark while traveling through the valley. There, a visiting historian from Baghdad requested his help in finding three students of his that accompanied him to study the carvings and had been absent for a while. Basim located the three students, who all provided Basim with wild interpretations of the images they examined, and he returned to the historian to report back.[4] Before leaving the place, Basim also recovered a paper containing the oud melody Ya Durub As-saba (O Paths of Youth).[5]
In 2023, Jabal Ikmah was inscribed on UNESCO's Memory of the World International Register.[3]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Valley of Memory (first appearance)
- Echoes of History – Valley of Memory (mentioned only)
References
- ↑
جبل عكمة on Wikipedia
- ↑ Echoes of History – Valley of Memory – The ancient open-air library of Jabal Ikmah
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Valley of Memory – Database: Memory of an Old Civilization
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Valley of Memory – Creative Interpretations
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Valley of Memory