Lihyanite kingdom
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The Lihyanite kingdom was an ancient North Arabian polity that flourished around the first millennium BCE in the region of modern-day Al-Ula, known for its role in caravan trade and distinctive inscriptions.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
North Arabian polity
ⓘ
ancient kingdom ⓘ historical state ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite |
Al-Ula oasis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dadan archaeological site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedModernProject | Royal Commission for AlUla GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Dhu Ghabat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dhu Ghaybat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Al-Ula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dadan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient North Arabian culture ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
caravan trade
ⓘ
incense trade ⓘ long-distance trade routes ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Lihyanites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring |
1st millennium BCE
ⓘ
mid-1st millennium BCE ⓘ |
| followedBy | Nabataean Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceFrom |
archaeological remains
ⓘ
epigraphic sources ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfInscriptions |
funerary inscriptions
ⓘ
royal inscriptions ⓘ votive inscriptions ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of AlUla heritage region ⓘ |
| knownFor |
control of caravan routes
ⓘ
distinctive inscriptions ⓘ rock-cut inscriptions ⓘ |
| language | Dadanitic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Arabia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwestern Arabian Peninsula ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Al-Ula region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernCountry | Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringEntity |
Dedanite polity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nabataean Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ancient North Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOrganization | monarchy ⓘ |
| precededBy | Dedanite kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Al-Hijaz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | pre-Islamic Arabian religion ⓘ |
| strategicLocation |
Incense Route
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
trade routes between South Arabia and the Levant ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Iron Age Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Ancient North Arabian script
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dadanitic script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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