Ikmah Mountain

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Ikmah Mountain (Arabic: جبل عكمة, transliterated Jabal Ikmah) 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.

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. Other carvings interpretations include a hunting scene, a field of crops, and an animal deity.

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. Before leaving the place, Basim also recovered a paper containing the oud melody Ya Durub As-saba (O Paths of Youth).

In 2023, Jabal Ikmah was inscribed on UNESCO's Memory of the World International Register.

Appearances

• Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Valley of Memory (first appearance)
• Echoes of History – Valley of Memory (mentioned only)