مقاربة إثنوغرافية لتحديد طبيعة المعبود بكاكس

This research is structured around a site resulting from a natural formation which has historical and archaeological value, as indicated by the epigraphic sources engraved on its walls, which local elected officials, in particular the class of magistrates of Dothenses and Thibilis, worshiped a local deity known as Bacax inside the cave of Djebel Taya in the northwestern part of Guelma. Of which we will discuss his identity by scientifically analyzing the content of the Latin inscriptions engraved in his honor with an ethnographic approach in order to determine its nature.

key words: Deities; Bacax; Guelma; Ritual; Cave;