Nashaq, the Glossary
Nashaq (Minaean: 𐩬𐩦𐩤 romanized:; modern day Kharbat Al-Bayda', خربة البيضاء) is the name of an ancient South Arabian city in the northern al-Jawf region of present-day Yemen, in the territory of the ancient Kingdom of Ma'in.[1]
Table of Contents
18 relations: Aelius Gallus, Al Jawf Governorate, Almaqah, Ancient Greek, Arabia Felix, Aufstieg und Niedergang der römischen Welt, Augustus, Hadhramaut, Hermann von Wissmann (geographer), Ilīsharaḥ Yaḥḍub I, Karib'il Watar, Minaean language, Minaeans, Nabataeans, Nashan, South Arabia, Strabo, Yemen.
- Archaeological sites in Yemen
Aelius Gallus
Gaius Aelius Gallus was a Roman prefect of Egypt from 26 to 24 BC.
Al Jawf Governorate
Al Jawf (الجوف) is a governorate of Yemen.
See Nashaq and Al Jawf Governorate
Almaqah
Almaqah or Almuqh (𐩱𐩡𐩣𐩤𐩠; المقه) was the Moon god of the ancient Yemeni kingdom of Saba'.
Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek (Ἑλληνῐκή) includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC.
Arabia Felix
Arabia Felix (literally: Fertile/Happy Arabia; also Ancient Greek: Εὐδαίμων Ἀραβία, Eudaemon Arabia) was the Latin name previously used by geographers to describe South Arabia, or what is now Yemen.
Aufstieg und Niedergang der römischen Welt
Aufstieg und Niedergang der römischen Welt, commonly referred to by its German acronym, ANRW, or in English as Rise and Decline of the Roman World, is an extensive collection of books dealing with the history and culture of ancient Rome.
See Nashaq and Aufstieg und Niedergang der römischen Welt
Augustus
Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus (born Gaius Octavius; 23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14), also known as Octavian (Octavianus), was the founder of the Roman Empire.
Hadhramaut
Hadhramaut (Ḥaḍramawt / Ḥaḍramūt; Hadramautic: 𐩢𐩳𐩧𐩣𐩩, Ḥḍrmt) is a geographic region in South Arabia, comprising eastern Yemen, parts of western Oman and southern Saudi Arabia.
Hermann von Wissmann (geographer)
Hermann von Wissmann (2 September 1895 – 5 September 1979) was a German-Austrian explorer of Arabia.
See Nashaq and Hermann von Wissmann (geographer)
Ilīsharaḥ Yaḥḍub I
Ilīsharaḥ Yaḥḍub: was a king of Saba' reigned in 120 – 130 CE.
See Nashaq and Ilīsharaḥ Yaḥḍub I
Karib'il Watar
Karibʾīl Watār son of Dhamarʿalī (Sabaean: 𐩫𐩧𐩨𐩱𐩡 𐩥𐩩𐩧, romanized:, sometimes distinguished as Sabaean mukarrib who reigned in the middle of 7th century BCE (ca. 685-650 BCE). The royal inscriptions of Sennacherib (685 BCE) mention the tribute brought by Karibi-ilu king of Saba, who identified as Karibʾīl Watār son of Dhamarʿalī, mukarrib of Sabaʾ, based on the account of he reign found in the temple of Almaqah in Sirwah.
Minaean language
The Minaean language (also Minaic, Madhabaic or Madhābic) was an Old South Arabian or Ṣayhadic language spoken in Yemen in the times of the Old South Arabian civilisation.
See Nashaq and Minaean language
Minaeans
The Minaean people were the inhabitants of the kingdom of Ma'in (Minaean: 𐩣𐩲𐩬 Maʿīn; modern Arabic معين Maʿīn) in modern-day Yemen, dating back to the 6th century BCE.
Nabataeans
The Nabataeans or Nabateans (translit) were an ancient Arab people who inhabited northern Arabia and the southern Levant.
Nashan
Nashan (Minaean: 𐩬𐩦𐩬 romanized:,; modern day Kharbat Al-Sawda', translit) is the name of an ancient South Arabian city in the northern al-Jawf region of present day Yemen, in the territory of the ancient Kingdom of Ma'in. Nashaq and Nashan are Archaeological sites in Yemen.
South Arabia
South Arabia is a historical region that consists of the southern region of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia, mainly centered in what is now the Republic of Yemen, yet it has also historically included Najran, Jizan, Al-Bahah, and 'Asir, which are presently in Saudi Arabia, and Dhofar of present-day Oman.
Strabo
StraboStrabo (meaning "squinty", as in strabismus) was a term employed by the Romans for anyone whose eyes were distorted or deformed.
Yemen
Yemen (al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen, is a sovereign state in West Asia.
See Nashaq and Yemen
See also
Archaeological sites in Yemen
- Al-Masajid (archaeological site)
- Baraqish
- Barran Temple
- Baynun fortress
- Cisterns of Tawila
- Great wall of Awwam
- Hajar Am-Dhaybiyya
- Haram (Yemen)
- Kaminahu
- Landmarks of the Ancient Kingdom of Saba, Marib
- Marib
- Marib Dam
- Maṣna'at Māriya
- Nahom
- Nashan
- Nashaq
- Near Eastern bioarchaeology
- Qabr Hud
- Salhin
- Sanaa
- Seiyun Palace
- Shabwa
- Shaharah
- Sharma (medieval)
- Shibam
- Sirwah
- Socotra
- Temple of Awwam
- Temple of Nakrah
- Timna
- Yadhghat
- Zabid
- Zafar, Yemen
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashaq
Also known as Nashq.