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This article examines the divine figures attested in the Nabataean, Nabataeo-Arabic and pre-Islamic Arabic inscriptions from the Arabian Peninsula from the 1st to the 6th century . The list of the divine figures attested in these texts, either mentioned as such or contained in theophoric names, is based on the examination of all the corpuses, published or unpublished, that are available to the author (from Madāʾin Ṣāliḥ, Taymāʾ and its region, Dūmat al-Jandal, etc.). The identification of about 400 divine names in the inscriptions allows us to create a picture of the deities who appear in different places at different times. Among the main conclusions are the identification of regional variations within the Nabataean kingdom and a decrease in the number of divine figures in the Nabataeo-Arabic and pre-Islamic Arabic inscriptions, in favour of figures such as and (masculine) and , and (feminine).

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Cet article examine les figures divines attestées dans les inscriptions nabatéennes, nabatéo-arabes et arabes préislamiques de la péninsule Arabique du er au e siècle après J.-C. La liste des figures divines attestées dans ces textes, qu’elles soient mentionnées comme telles ou contenues dans des noms théophores, est fondée sur l’examen de tous les corpus, publiés ou non, à la disposition de l’auteur (de Madāʾin Ṣāliḥ, de Taymāʾ et sa région, de Dūmat al-Jandal, etc.). L’identification d’environ 400 noms divins dans les inscriptions permet de dessiner une image des divinités qui apparaissent à différents endroits, à différents moments. Parmi les principales conclusions figurent l’identification de variations régionales au sein du royaume nabatéen et une diminution du nombre de figures divines dans les inscriptions nabatéo-arabes et arabes préislamiques au profit de figures telles que et (masculin) et , et (féminin).

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