More clues of Sheba?From the latest edition of the"Yemen Observer."
Archaeological find recalls zenith of Sabaeans
By Amin Abdul-Jalil
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SANA'A - Experts at the General Organization for Antiquities and Museums (GOAM) in Amran made a significant archeological discovery last month recalling the zenith of the pre-Islamic Sabaean kingdom.
The artifacts, inscriptions on stone and bronze tablets, trace their origin back to the third century BC, when Saba was under the rule of kings Alhan and Nahfan.
GOAM President Yusuf Abdullah told the press that experts carrying out exploratory work in Kant, a historic town in Amran, north of Sana'a, found three important artifacts last month.
"The inscriptions, found in a good condition, would have been placed in Sabaean temples" by people as tribute to show thankfulness to their gods for the bounties of livelihood, wellbeing and sometimes victories.
The earliest kingdom in South Arabia was that of Saba (Sheba) with its capital, Marib.
Saba, which expanded from the desert over the mountain highlands, extended its territory by establishing colonies across the sea in Abyssinia.