South Arabian calendar
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The South Arabian calendar was an ancient lunar-solar dating system used by the civilizations of pre-Islamic southern Arabia, particularly in the Sabaean kingdom, to regulate religious festivals, agriculture, and civic life.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient calendar system
ⓘ
lunisolar calendar ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sabaean temples
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Arabian polytheistic religion ⓘ |
| attestedIn |
Hadramitic inscriptions
ⓘ
Minaic inscriptions NERFINISHED ⓘ Qatabanic inscriptions NERFINISHED ⓘ Sabaic inscriptions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
lunar months
ⓘ
solar year ⓘ |
| calendarFamily | Semitic calendars ⓘ |
| culture |
Ancient South Arabian cultures
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sabaean culture ⓘ |
| followedBy | Islamic calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCalendarStructure | 12 lunar months plus intercalation ⓘ |
| hasCalendarType | lunisolar ⓘ |
| hasChronologicalRole |
dating construction of temples
ⓘ
dating royal reigns ⓘ dating treaties and legal acts ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceType |
bronze inscriptions
ⓘ
graffiti inscriptions ⓘ stone inscriptions ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
coordination of agricultural seasons
ⓘ
coordination of pilgrimage and festivals ⓘ |
| hasIntercalation | yes ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | obsolete ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier local Arabian time-reckoning systems ⓘ |
| region | Southern Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Babylonian calendar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient Arabian calendars ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Semitic philology
ⓘ
South Arabian epigraphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | pre-Islamic era ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Hadramitic kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Minaean kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Qatabanian kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Sabaean kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
dating inscriptions
ⓘ
determining seasonal campaigns ⓘ organizing market days ⓘ regulating agricultural activities ⓘ regulating civic life ⓘ regulating religious festivals ⓘ regulating temple rituals ⓘ regulating trade cycles ⓘ royal administration ⓘ |
| usedIn | pre-Islamic South Arabia ⓘ |
| usedUntil | early Islamic period ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Ancient South Arabian script ⓘ |
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