Ancient South Arabia : from the Queen of Sheba to the advent of Islam / Klaus Schippmann ; translated from the German by Allison Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schippmann, Klaus, 1924-2010.

Standardized Title:

Geschichte der alt-südarabischen Reiche. English

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

History.

Arabia, Southern--History.

Arabia, Southern.

Southern Arabia.

Physical Description:

181 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Markus Wiener Publishers, [2001]

Contents:

I Geography and Sources 3

II The People 9

III Languages and Writing 19

IV Exploration History 23

V The History of South Arabia 31

1. The prehistoric period 31

2. The early chronology of South Arabia and the related problems 35

3. Presentation of the kingdoms of Old South Arabia 48

4. The history of South Arabia from the tenth century B.C. to the seventh century A.D. 53

VI Social Structures in Ancient South Arabia 71

1. The Bronze Age 72

2. The (proto-) Sabaean period 74

VII The Economy at the Time of Ancient South Arabia 79

1. Overland trade 79

2. Trade by Sea 81

3. Agriculture 84

VIII The Military 87

IX Religion(s) in Ancient South Arabia 91

X The Art of South Arabia 95

1. Architecture 95

2. Sculpture 110

3. Smaller works of art 113

4. Coins 114

5. Pottery 116.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-174) and indexes.

ISBN:

1558762353

1558762361

OCLC:

43114226