2008.08.30
Temple Ruins, Near Marib, Yemen, 1979
Photograph by Steve Raymer
Pillars of a Sabaean moon-god temple jut from the desert near Marib, Yemen, offering clues to a powerful kingdom that may have been ruled by the legendary Queen of Sheba, mentioned in both the Koran and the Bible.
(Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "North Yemen," August 1979, National Geographic magazine)
神殿遗址,马里卜附近,也门,1979年
Steve Raymer摄
塞巴人(古也门人)月亮神殿的石柱矗立在也门马里卜附近的沙漠之中。这为我们提供了传奇的示巴女王治下的强大王国的线索。她在可兰经和圣经中均被提及。
(图作而未刊,"北也门",1979年8月,国家地理杂志)
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PS:话说我前几天才在NHK的系列纪录片"动荡的大地纪行"第二集"示巴女王的后裔们"中见到过这遗址。这张国家地理的照片应该是1979年的。在NHK的纪录片中,这个遗址大部分已经被发掘,神殿本身方圆约一公里,的确很大。




