Qatabanians
E233799
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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Qatabanians canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2106194 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Qatabanians Context triple: [Southern Arabia, historicallyInhabitedBy, Qatabanians]
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Isaurians
The Isaurians were an ancient people from the rugged Isauria region of Asia Minor, known in late antiquity for their fierce independence and for producing Eastern Roman emperors such as Zeno.
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B.
Tübatulabal people
The Tübatulabal people are a Native American group indigenous to the Kern River Valley region of California, known for their distinct Uto-Aztecan language and traditional riverine culture.
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C.
Gurians
Gurians are a regional Georgian ethnic group from the historical province of Guria in western Georgia, known for their distinct dialect, folklore, and cultural traditions.
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D.
Quitu people
The Quitu people were an indigenous pre-Columbian culture of the Andean region around present-day Quito in Ecuador, known for their complex social organization and role as predecessors to the Inca presence in the area.
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E.
Adjarians
Adjarians are a distinct ethnographic subgroup of Georgians primarily inhabiting the southwestern Adjara region, known for their unique blend of Georgian and historical Ottoman cultural influences.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Qatabanians Target entity description: 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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A.
Isaurians
The Isaurians were an ancient people from the rugged Isauria region of Asia Minor, known in late antiquity for their fierce independence and for producing Eastern Roman emperors such as Zeno.
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B.
Tübatulabal people
The Tübatulabal people are a Native American group indigenous to the Kern River Valley region of California, known for their distinct Uto-Aztecan language and traditional riverine culture.
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C.
Gurians
Gurians are a regional Georgian ethnic group from the historical province of Guria in western Georgia, known for their distinct dialect, folklore, and cultural traditions.
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D.
Quitu people
The Quitu people were an indigenous pre-Columbian culture of the Andean region around present-day Quito in Ecuador, known for their complex social organization and role as predecessors to the Inca presence in the area.
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E.
Adjarians
Adjarians are a distinct ethnographic subgroup of Georgians primarily inhabiting the southwestern Adjara region, known for their unique blend of Georgian and historical Ottoman cultural influences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| 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
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| usedFor |
monumental inscriptions
ⓘ
rock inscriptions ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
South Arabian script
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient South Arabian script
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Subject: Qatabanians Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.