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Madīnat al-Ahjur
SITE INFORMATION
| Ancient name | ʾhgrn |
| Country | Yemen |
| Geographical area | al-Ḥadaʾ |
| Governorate | Dhamār |
| Kingdom | Saba |
| Coordinates | Latitude: 14° 48' 35" Longitude: 44° 30' 21" |
| Coordinates accuracy | certain |
| Type of site | Settlement |
| Tribe | Tribe: ḏ-ʾhgrn |
| Structures | Dwelling (indeterminate) Dwelling (concentrated) Workshop Light hydraulic structure (ex. canal, well) Wells, cisterns Terrace cultivation Rampart Small temple Graveyard Rock inscriptions |
| Language | Sabaic |
MAP
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RELATED SITES
| west of Banī Badda (Unknown) |
| east of Banī Ḥayān (Unknown) |
RELATED MATERIAL
| Epigraphs
Objects |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Antonini 1989 | Antonini, Sabina 1989. The site of Madinat al-Ahjur and a first typological study of classical South Arabian pottery from the Yemen plateau. Oriens Antiquus, 28: 41-127. |
| de Maigret 1981: 198-201 | de Maigret, Alessandro 1981. Two prehistoric cultures and a new Sabaean site in the Eastern Highlands of North Yemen. Raydān, 4: 191-204. |
| de Maigret 1982 | de Maigret, Alessandro 1982. Ricerche archeologiche italiane nella Repubblica Araba Yemenita. Notizia di una seconda ricognizione (1981). Oriens Antiquus, 21: 237-253. |
| de Maigret 1984 b: 431 | de Maigret, Alessandro 1984. Archaeological Activities in the Yemen Arab Republic. East and West, 34: 431. |
| Schiettecatte 2011: 251-253 | Schiettecatte, Jérémie 2011. D'Aden à Zafar. Villes d'Arabie du Sud préislamique. (Orient et Méditerranée, 6). Paris: de Boccard. |