Sabaeans
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The Sabaeans were an ancient Semitic people of South Arabia, centered in what is now Yemen, known for their prosperous incense trade and advanced civilization mentioned in various historical and religious sources.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sabaean civilization | 3 |
| Sabaean culture | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Semitic people
ⓘ
South Arabian people ⓘ ancient people ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Kingdom of Sheba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Ma'rib NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | South Arabian culture ⓘ |
| economy | long-distance caravan trade ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
trade ⓘ |
| ethnicity | South Arabian Semites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring |
early 1st millennium BCE
ⓘ
late 1st millennium BCE ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| irrigationMethod | flood irrigation ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advanced irrigation systems
ⓘ
dam construction ⓘ frankincense trade ⓘ incense trade ⓘ myrrh trade ⓘ |
| language | Sabaic language ⓘ |
| mainCity |
Ma'rib
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Najran NERFINISHED ⓘ Sirwah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTerritory |
South Arabia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorDeity |
Almaqah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Athtar NERFINISHED ⓘ Shams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Quran ⓘ Roman sources ⓘ classical Greek sources ⓘ |
| notableStructure | Ma'rib Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ancient South Arabian civilizations ⓘ |
| possibleIdentification | Sheba of the Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Arabian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
Hadhramaut
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yemeni highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | polytheism ⓘ |
| successor | Himyarite Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleOfRuler |
king
ⓘ
mukarrib ⓘ |
| tradedWith |
Ancient Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greco-Roman world NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradeRoute | Incense Route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Ancient South Arabian script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Sabaean civilization
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Sabaean culture
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Sabaean civilization
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Sabaean civilization