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Kingdom of Ma’in
مملكة معين
600 BCE–150 BCE[1][2]
Capital
Qarnawu
Common languages
Minaean language
Religion
Pre-Islamic Arabian religions
Demonym(s)
Minaean(s)
Government
Monarchy
History
• Established
600 BCE
• Disestablished
150 BCE[1][2]
The Minaean people were the inhabitants of the kingdom of Ma'in (Minaean: 𐩣𐩲𐩬Maʿīn; modern Arabic معينMaʿīn) in modern-day Yemen, dating back to the 6th century BCE.[a] It was located along the strip of desert called Ṣayhad by medieval Arab geographers, which is now known as Ramlat al-Sab'atayn.
The Minaean people were one of four ancient Yemeni groups mentioned by Eratosthenes. The others were the Sabaeans, Ḥaḑramites and Qatabānians. Each of these had regional kingdoms in ancient Yemen, with the Minaeans in the north-west (in Wādī al-Jawf), the Sabaeans to the south-east of them, the Qatabānians to the south-east of the Sabaeans, and the Ḥaḑramites further east still.
^The Minaeans beyond Ma'in
^history of Ma'in
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art Yemen Sabaean Kingdom Qataban Minaean language This date is in accordance with the 'Long Chronology' The Minaeans beyond Ma'in history of Ma'in info...
in the Wādī Madhāb. Most of texts in this language were composed by the Minaeans, but the other civil-temple communities of the Wādī Madhāb (Nashshan, Kaminahu...
him was erected by Minaeans living on the Greek island of Delos. The altar contains two inscriptions, one of which is in Minaean language and the other...
list of people with this family name Main, alternate spelling for the Minaeans, an ancient people of modern-day Yemen Main (band), a British ambient band...
Each of these peoples had regional kingdoms in ancient Yemen, with the Minaeans in Wādī al-Jawf to the north, the Sabeans on the southwestern tip, stretching...
Minae may refer to: Mina (unit), ancient unit of mass Minaeans, the inhabitants of the kingdom of Ma'in in modern-day Yemen. People: Minae of Silla (died...
Kiryat Ono: Mechon Moshe. p. 119. OCLC 970925649. Rossi, Irene (2014). "The Minaeans beyond Maʿīn". Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies. 44: 111–123...
independent from Saba and established themselves in the Yemeni arena. Minaean rule stretched as far as Dedan, with their capital at Baraqish. The Sabaeans...
BCE until 578 CE Yemenite Jews Harsusi people Hobyot people Mehri people Minaeans 8th century BCE to 2nd centuries BC Qatabanians Shehri people Razihi people...
the southern Levant and established their kingdom on the ruins of the Minaeans. The most famous claim to fame for the biblical land of Sheba was the story...
Nakrah was a large square temple built by the Minaeans in the city of Barāqish. The temple was built by Minaeans during the 6th century BC. During medieval...
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existed in various ancient Semitic cultures, including early Babylonian and Minæan. It is a theophoric name translated literally as "God (El) has hearkened"...
Arabian – Old South Arabian languages including Himyaritic, Hadhramautic, Minaean, Sabaean and Qatabanic; also the Ethiopic language Geʽez. Aramaic, including...
settlement of the Minaeans, a South Arabian people whose recorded history spanned the 10th–2nd centuries BCE. Under both the Minaeans and the Kindites...
gods. For example, in the region that is now Yemen, the Sabaeans, the Minaeans and the Himyar each perceived themselves to be the children of respectively...
languages (Epigraphic South Arabian), as spoken by the ancient Sabaeans, Minaeans, and Qatabanians. Additionally, many Mehri in Yemen speak as a second language...
independent from Saba and established themselves in the Yemeni arena. Minaean rule stretched as far as Dedan, with their capital at Baraqish. The Sabaeans...
perfect: w-y-qr zydʾl b-wrḫh ḥtḥr "Zaid'il died in the month of Hathor" (Minaean). Precative is formed with l- and expresses wishes: w-l-y-ḫmrn-hw ʾlmqhw...
Encyclopedia, Levite was originally just a job title, deriving from the Minaean word lawi'u meaning priest, rather than having been the name of a tribe...
Ḥaḑramawtt, Yada'il, is mentioned as being one of his allies. When the Minaeans took control of the caravan routes in the 4th century BCE, however, Ḥaḑramawt...
mentioned in the Old Testament. Some scholars identify this group as the Minaeans of South Arabia, who were involved with the incense trade and occupied...
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