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Himyarite

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Him·yar·ite  (hmy-rt)
adj.
Relating to the Himyarites or their language or culture.
n.
1. A member of an ancient tribe of southwest Arabia.
2. The Semitic language of the ancient Himyarites.
[After Himyar, a legendary king of Yemen.]
Himyar·itic (-rtk) adj.
Himyarite [ˈhɪmjəˌraɪt]
n
(Social Science / Peoples) (Historical Terms) a member of an ancient people of SW Arabia, sometimes regarded as including the Sabeans
adj
(Social Science / Peoples) (Placename) (Linguistics / Languages) of or relating to this people or their culture
[named after Himyar legendary king in ancient Yemen]
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The 31 papers here discuss such topics as prehistoric camels at a new site in southeastern Arabia, a Himyarite model of water management illustrated by dams in the western mountains of Yemen, the village of Murwab in Qatar as an example of territory and settlement patterns during the ninth-century AD Abbasid period, the battle of Julfar in 880/1475, and an historical cartographic study of the Yabrin oasis in Saudi Arabia.
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One is loath to believe that six successive civilisations - Ma'an, Qataban, Hadhramawt, Awsan, Sheba and Himyarite - were replaced with a contemporary semblance of a country that borders on a failed state.
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