Ancient South Arabia Through History

Author : George Hatke,Ronald Ruzicka
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781527533707

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Ancient South Arabia through History by George Hatke,Ronald Ruzicka Pdf

South Arabia, an area encompassing all of today’s Yemen and neighboring regions in Saudi Arabia and Oman, is one of the least-known parts of the Near East. However, it is primarily due to its remoteness, coupled with the difficulty of access, that South Arabia remains under-researched, for this region was, in fact, very important during pre-Islamic times. By virtue of its location at the crossroads of caravan and maritime routes, pre-Islamic South Arabia linked the Near East with Africa and the Mediterranean with India. The region is also unique in that it has a written history extending as far back as the early first millennium BCE—a far longer history, indeed, than any other part of the Arabian Peninsula. The papers collected in this volume make a number of important contributions to the study of the history and languages of ancient South Arabia, as well as the history of the modern study of South Arabia’s past, which will be of interest to scholars and laypeople alike.

Author : George Hatke,Ronald Ruzicka
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781527565333

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South Arabian Long-Distance Trade in Antiquity by George Hatke,Ronald Ruzicka Pdf

South Arabia is one of the least known parts of the Near East. It is primarily due to its remoteness, coupled with the difficulty of access, that South Arabia remains so under-explored. In pre-Islamic times, however, it was well-connected to the rest of the world. Due to its location at the crossroads of caravan and maritime routes, pre-Islamic South Arabia linked the Near East with Africa and the Mediterranean with India. The region is unique in that it has a written history extending as far back as the early first millennium BCE—a far longer history than that of any other part of the Arabian Peninsula. The papers collected in this volume make a number of important contributions to the study of the history and languages of ancient South Arabia, as well as the history of South Arabian studies, and will be of interest to scholars and laypeople alike.

Author : Alessandra Avanzini
Publisher : L'Erma di Bretschneider
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 8891307653

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Ancient South Arabian Within Semitic and Sabaic Within Ancient South Arabian by Alessandra Avanzini Pdf

Author : Alessandra Avanzini
Publisher : L'Erma di Bretschneider
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 8891311103

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By Land and by Sea by Alessandra Avanzini Pdf

In our collective memory there still lies the Queen of Sheba, her journey to Jerusalem to meet the wise King Salomon, or the Arabia Felix with its fame associated in the classical world with frankincense and other precious aromas. Nevertheless the history of the Arabia Felix, the country of the Queen of Sheba, is not well known to a wider public. At the beginning of the 1st millennium BC, in south-western Arabia, in the region that today corresponds to the Republic of Yemen, some kingdoms were formed. Their history deserves to be better known. Its desert and ocean protected Arabia Felix from the invasions of hostile armies. Its inhabitants did not remain isolated on their mountains and in their valleys. Their caravans crossed the desert, their ports hosted foreign ships, they had commercial and cultural contacts, by land and by sea, with the whole world. The history of this culture was very long; from the 8th century BC to the 6th century AD: from the Assyrian expansion into the Levant to the Roman empire, from the expedition only planned before his death by Alexander the Great to the failed expedition of Augustus, from Hellenism to the wars between Byzantium and the Persia, and from polytheism to Judaism and Christianity. The events, the characters, the history of art, together with the beliefs of the ancient inhabitants of South Arabia, will be recounted in this book starting from direct written sources: the wealthy corpus of ancient South Arabian epigraphic public texts.

Author : Klaus Schippmann
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : UGA:32108033334569

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Ancient South Arabia by Klaus Schippmann Pdf

A introduction to the geography, history, anthropology, economics, politics, and art of the area of the Arabian peninsula that is now known as the country of Yemen. Schippman (U. of Gottingen) relies heavily on archaeological information for his reconstruction of the life of this region and this seems to be where his real interest lies, although it should be noted that there is little in the historical record concerning the area before the advent of Islam and that much of what is known has come from the work of archaeologists. Originally published in German as Geschichte der alt- sudarabischen Reiche. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR

Author : MOUNIR. ARBACH,Irene Rossi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2022-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8891322989

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The City-States of the Jawf at the Dawn of Ancient South Arabian History (8th-6th Centuries Bce). III by MOUNIR. ARBACH,Irene Rossi Pdf

About three hundred inscriptions have come down to us from the earliest historical period of the Jawf region of Yemen, the written legacy of the five city-states which flourished in this northernmost area of Ancient South Arabia between the 8th and the early 6th century BCE. Apart from few inscriptions in Sabaic, due to the political relations with Saba, those texts are mainly written in the local Minaic language. The glossary of this epigraphic corpus, consisting of a lexicon of attested words and a list of the proper names with cultural-historical commentary, provides a comprehensive overview of the Minaic language in its earliest phase.

Author : Jeffrey V. Bailey
Publisher : Ali Shah Publisher
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2023-12-22
Category : History
ISBN : 5205214783

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South Arabia Ancient to Islamic by Jeffrey V. Bailey Pdf

Explore the intricate history of South Arabian tribes during the transformative period preceding Islam and their subsequent Islamization. Delve into the political and cultural shifts, including transitions from polytheism to monotheism, political fragmentation, and external conquests by empires like Ethiopia and the Sassanids. This in-depth analysis spans the 6th and 7th centuries CE, encompassing the Wars of the Apostasy, and sheds light on the Arabization and loss of distinct identity experienced by these tribes under the Islamic caliphate. Drawing from pre-Islamic inscriptions and medieval Islamic historiography, this research unveils the dynamic relationships and profound changes that shaped the destiny of South Arabian tribes.

Author : Sabina Antonini de Maigret
Publisher : Editions De Boccard
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Arabian Peninsula
ISBN : 270180325X

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South Arabian Art by Sabina Antonini de Maigret Pdf

"The ancient Kingdoms of South Arabia have been recognized as the cradle of civilization for the Arabian Peninsula and their contribution to the identity of Arabia cannot be underestimated. For the first time, this volume provides scholars and students a coherent synthesis of South Arabian art, from its origins, to its gradual development in a distinctive local art and, finally, to its decline with the advent of Islam. Each chapter provides a historical summary of the period, a review of representative art and a discussion of the distinctive character, stylistic and iconographic originality of South Arabian art, shaped by a creative interpretation of external influences."--P. 4 of cover.

Author : Gerald Rex Smith
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105022964980

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Studies in the Medieval History of the Yemen and South Arabia by Gerald Rex Smith Pdf

This volume brings together a set of widely scattered articles spanning some thirty years of research on early and medieval Yemen and South Arabia. They cover the political and military history of the area, from the beginning of Islam to the Ottoman conquest in 1517, with the establishment of the Zaydis and then the Ayyubids as key events. Particular attention is given to the 13th century, and questions of trade and historical geography. The work of the traveller Ibn al-Mujawir, the subject of a series of studies, also provides much information on the society and beliefs of the period, including magic and sexual practices.

Author : Jan Retso
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 706 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136872891

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The Arabs in Antiquity by Jan Retso Pdf

The history of the Arabs in antiquity from their earliest appearance around 853 BC until the first century of Islam, is described in this book. It traces the mention of people called Arabs in all relevant ancient sources and suggests a new interpretation of their history. It is suggested that the ancient Arabs were more a religious community than an ethnic group, which would explain why the designation 'Arab' could be easily adopted by the early Muslim tribes. The Arabs of antiquity thus resemble the early Islamic Arabs more than is usually assumed, both being united by common bonds of religious ideology and law.

Author : Alfred Felix Landon Beeston
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Arabia, Southern
ISBN : OCLC:652220119

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Warfare in Ancient South Arabia (2nd. - 3rd. Centuries A.D.) by Alfred Felix Landon Beeston Pdf

Author : Kenneth Anderson Kitchen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 856 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105025022752

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Documentation for Ancient Arabia by Kenneth Anderson Kitchen Pdf

This new volume provides an indispensable guide to the proliferating bibliography (often hard of access) of several thousand Ancient Arabian inscriptions through one-and-a-half millennia (c. 1000 BC to c. 570 AD), mainly in South Arabia, but including also some monumental texts from NW Arabia and others from E Arabia. The Bibliography offers important information on each principal text (all sigla by which each is named, with ample cross-references; location, date, nature, besides the vital list of publications in which each appears). A comprehensive but compact set of charts provides a basic palaeography, to help in the dating of texts that lack a royal name. Updates are given for the chronology, king-lists, and lists of sources in Volume 1, and (to complement the minimal dates in that work) fresh maximal dates for those wishing to base their dates on the supposed Assyrian synchronism with Karibil Watar I of Saba in 685 BC.

Author : Robert G. Hoyland
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 0415195349

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Arabia and the Arabs by Robert G. Hoyland Pdf

Using a wide range of sources - inscriptions, poetry, histories, and archaeological evidence - Robert G. Hoyland explores the main cultural areas of Arabia, from ancient Sheba in the South, to the deserts and oases of the north.

Author : James Wynbrandt
Publisher : Facts on File
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9798887253343

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A Brief History of Saudi Arabia, Third Edition by James Wynbrandt Pdf

A Brief History of Saudi Arabia, Third Edition provides a clear, lively, and comprehensive account of the history of Saudi Arabia from ancient times to the present day. It relates the central events that have shaped the country and details their significance in historical context, touching on all aspects of the history of the country, from political, international, and economic affairs to cultural and social developments. Illustrated with full-color maps and photographs, and accompanied by a chronology, bibliography, and suggested reading, this accessible overview is ideal for the general reader. Coverage includes: Arabia: The Land and Its Pre-Islamic History The Birth of Islam The Islamic Empire and Arabia The Golden Age of Islam The Mamluks, the Ottomans, and the Wahhabi-Al Saud Alliance The First Saudi State Roots of Modern Arabia Unity and Independence Birth of a Kingdom A Path to World Power Oil and Arms The Gulf Crisis and Its Aftermath Challenges and Cautious Reforms At the Center of a Regional Realignment

Author : Andrew Crichton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1834
Category : Arabian Peninsula
ISBN : UOM:39015065487616

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The History of Arabia by Andrew Crichton Pdf

... Containing a description of the country, an account of its inhabitants, antiquities, political condition, and early commerce, the life and religion of Mohammed, the conquests, arts and literature of the Saracens, the Caliphs of Damascus, Bagdad, Africa, and Spain, the civil government and religious ceremonies of the modern Arabs, oriign and suppression of the Wahabees, the institutions, character, manners and customs of the Bedouins and a comprehensive view of its natural history.