Qataban
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For the language, see Qatabanian language.
Qataban (Qatabanian: 𐩤𐩩𐩨𐩬, romanized: QTBN, Qatabān) was an ancient South Semitic-speaking kingdom of South Arabia (ancient Yemen) that existed from the early 1st millennium BCE to the late 1st or 2nd centuries CE.
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Qatabān | |||||||||
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Early 1st millennium BCE–Late 1st or late 2nd century CE | |||||||||
Capital | Timna | ||||||||
Common languages | Qatabanian | ||||||||
Religion | South Arabian polytheism | ||||||||
Demonym(s) | Qatabanian | ||||||||
Government | Kingdom | ||||||||
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• Established | Early 1st millennium BCE | ||||||||
• Disestablished | Late 1st or late 2nd century CE | ||||||||
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Today part of | Yemen |
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It was one of the six ancient South Arabian kingdoms of ancient Yemen, along with Sabaʾ, Maʿīn, Ḥaḍramawt, Ḥimyar and Awsān.