Dadanite kingdom
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The Dadanite kingdom was an ancient North Arabian polity centered in the oasis of Al-Ula (ancient Dadan) in northwestern Arabia, known for its role as a caravan hub and its distinctive early Arabic inscriptions.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
North Arabian polity
ⓘ
ancient kingdom ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Dhu Ghabat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dhu Ghaybat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredIn |
ancient city of Dadan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
oasis of Al-Ula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flourishedAsCaravanHubFor |
incense trade routes
ⓘ
long-distance Arabian trade ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalEvidenceFrom | first millennium BCE ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFeature |
inscribed altars and stelae
ⓘ
rock-cut tombs at Al-Ula ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite | Al-Ula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Dadan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChronology | early to mid–first millennium BCE ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSphere | North Arabian epigraphic tradition ⓘ |
| hasEconomicBase |
caravan trade
ⓘ
oasis agriculture ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | important pre-Islamic site in Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Dadanitic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMaterialCulture |
rock-cut monumental architecture
ⓘ
sculpted statues and reliefs ⓘ stone inscriptions ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalOrganization | city-state centered on Dadan ⓘ |
| hasRegionType | oasis kingdom ⓘ |
| hasReligion | ancient North Arabian polytheism ⓘ |
| hasResearchDiscipline | North Arabian epigraphy ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfInscriptions |
funerary inscriptions
ⓘ
royal or official inscriptions ⓘ votive inscriptions ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | Dadanitic script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later Lihyanite polity ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Dadanitic inscriptions
ⓘ
distinctive early Arabic inscriptions ⓘ role as caravan hub ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northwestern Arabia ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Hijaz mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | trade routes between southern Arabia and the Levant ⓘ |
| modernSiteLocatedIn |
Al Madinah Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient North Arabia ⓘ |
| precededBy | Lihyanite kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Arabian archaeology ⓘ |
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