Qatabanians

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The Qatabanians were an ancient South Arabian people who established a prosperous kingdom centered in present-day Yemen, known for its incense trade and distinctive Semitic language and culture.

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Qatabanians canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf South Arabian people
ancient people
capital Timna
continent Asia
country Qataban
culture Semitic culture
South Arabian culture
economyBasedOn frankincense trade
incense trade
myrrh trade
engagedIn long-distance trade
ethnicGroupOf Qataban
flourishedInPeriod 1st millennium BCE
early 1st millennium CE
hasArchaeologicalSite Timna
surface form: Timna (Qataban)
hasDemonym Qataban
surface form: Qatabanian
hasEthnonym Qataban
surface form: Qatabanian
historicalStatus extinct people
knownFor caravan trade
control of incense routes
dam and canal systems
irrigated agriculture
language Qatabanic language
languageFamily Semitic languages
languageSubfamily Old South Arabian languages
locatedIn ancient South Arabia
present-day Yemen
mainDeity Amm
neighbor Hadramites
Himyar
surface form: Himyarites

Minaeans
Sabaeans
partOf ancient South Arabian civilizations
pre-Islamic Arabian peoples
partOfTradeNetwork Incense Route
Red Sea trade network
politicalStructure monarchy
region Wadi Bayhan area
central Yemen
religion ancient South Arabian polytheism
rulerTitle king
successorState Himyar
surface form: Himyarite Kingdom
used South Arabian script
surface form: South Arabian alphabet
usedFor monumental inscriptions
rock inscriptions
writingSystem South Arabian script
surface form: Ancient South Arabian script

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South Arabian script usedBy Qatabanians
Minaeans neighboringPeople Qatabanians
Hadramites tradedWith Qatabanians
Hadramites neighboringPeople Qatabanians