Taymāʾ
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Taymāʾ is an oasis located in the northern Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia. It gained prominence when the Neo-Babylonian king Nabonidus resided there for a decade, extending his influence as far as Yathrib. This period left behind a few important monuments. The oasis is situated on a trade route that connected Najrān with the east coast.12
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history of ArabiaCentral and northern ArabiaThe oasis of Taymāʾ in the northern Hejaz emerged briefly into the limelight when the Neo-Babylonian king Nabu-naʾid (Nabonidus, reigned c. 556–539 bce) took up his residence there for 10 years and extended his power as far as Yathrib. A few important monuments of this time are known.
Read MoreThe oasis of Taymāʾ in the northern Hejaz emerged briefly into the limelight when the Neo-Babylonian king Nabu-naʾid (Nabonidus, reigned c. 556–539 bce) took up his residence there for 10 years and extended his power as far as Yathrib. A few important monuments of this time are known.
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…the North Arabian oasis of Taymāʾ, stelae written in Aramaic and dated to the 5th century bce name the local deities. In the 5th century bce the oasis of Dedān (al-ʿUlā) was the capital of a short-lived Dedānite kingdom; then, from the 4th century to the 1st century bce, it…
Read More…the North Arabian oasis of Taymāʾ, stelae written in Aramaic and dated to the 5th century bce name the local deities. In the 5th century bce the oasis of Dedān (al-ʿUlā) was the capital of a short-lived Dedānite kingdom; then, from the 4th century to the 1st century bce, it…
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history of MesopotamiaThe last kings of Babylonia…552 and to reside in Taima (Taymāʾ) in northern Arabia. There he organized an Arabian province with the assistance of Jewish mercenaries. His viceroy in Babylonia was his son Bel-shar-uṣur, the Belshazzar of the Book of Daniel in the Bible. Cyrus turned this to his own advantage by annexing Media…
Read More…552 and to reside in Taima (Taymāʾ) in northern Arabia. There he organized an Arabian province with the assistance of Jewish mercenaries. His viceroy in Babylonia was his son Bel-shar-uṣur, the Belshazzar of the Book of Daniel in the Bible. Cyrus turned this to his own advantage by annexing Media…
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