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In history of Arabia: Qatabānians
The heartland of the Qatabān people was Wadi Bayḥān, with the capital, Timnaʿ, at its northern end, and Wadi Ḥarīb, immediately west of Bayḥān. As in the case of Maʿīn, the earliest references are in Sabaean inscriptions; native Qatabānian inscriptions do not seem to…
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In Arabian religion: South Arabia
…important, with its capital, Maʾrib; Qatabān and Awsān (both located in the area of former Aden Territory [Yemen]); and finally Ḥaḍramawt (the eastern part of the former Aden Protectorate), extending inland from and along the coast of the Gulf of Aden toward Oman; its capital was Shabwa. The coastal area…
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In Arabian religion: Sanctuaries, cultic objects, and religious practices and institutions
North Arabian queens and ancient Qatabānian rulers bore priestly titles. In Sabaʾ some priests (rshw) of ʿAthtar, recruited on a hereditary basis from three clans, took office in turn for seven years as eponyms (kabir) in charge of the collection of the tithe and of the rites aimed at obtaining…
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