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Qatabanian language

Also known as Qatabanic

Qatabanian is an Old South Arabian language spoken in the ancient kingdom of Qataban in Yemen and written in the South Arabian script. It is known from several hundred inscriptions of roughly the 5th century BCE to the 2nd century CE, including royal decrees, dedications and the market law of Timna. It is closely related to Sabaic, Minaic and Hadramitic.

Qatabanian language
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Kingdom of Qataban

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Qatabanian language. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/qatabanian-language
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