Religious worship amongst the Qedarites, an ancient tribal confederation that was probably subsumed into Nabataea around the 2nd century AD, was centered around a polytheistic system in which women rose to prominence. Divine images of the gods and goddesses worshipped by Qedarite Arabs, as noted in Assyrian inscriptions, included representations of Atarsamain, Nuha, Ruda, Dai, Abirillu and Atarquruma. The female guardian of these idols, usually the reigning queen, served as a priestess (, in Assyrian texts) who communed with the other world. There is also evidence that the Qedar worshipped al-Lat to whom the inscription on a silver bowl from a king of Qedar is dedicated. In the Babylonian Talmud, which was passed down orally for centuries before being transcribed c. 500 AD, in tractate Taanis (folio 5b), it is said that most Qedarites worshiped pagan gods.
religious worship amongst the qedarites an ancient tribal confederation that was probably subsumed into nabataea around the 2nd century ad was centered around a polytheistic system in which women rose to prominence divine images of the gods and goddesses worshipped by qedarite arabs as noted in assyrian inscriptions included representations of atarsamain nuha ruda dai abirillu and atarquruma the female guardian of these idols usually the reigning queen served as a priestess ( in assyrian texts) who communed with the other world there is also evidence that the qedar worshipped al-lat to whom the inscription on a silver bowl from a king of qedar is dedicated in the babylonian talmud which was passed down orally for centuries before being transcribed c 500 ad in tractate taanis (folio 5b) it is said that most qedarites worshiped pagan gods