South Arabian calendar
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The South Arabian calendar was an ancient lunar-solar dating system used by the civilizations of pre-Islamic southern Arabia, particularly in the Sabaean kingdom, to regulate religious festivals, agriculture, and civic life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| South Arabian calendar canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7327671 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: South Arabian calendar Context triple: [Sabaean kingdom, usedCalendar, South Arabian calendar]
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A.
Hijri calendar
The Hijri calendar is a lunar-based Islamic calendar used primarily to determine the dates of religious observances and events in the Muslim world.
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B.
Badíʻ calendar
The Badíʻ calendar is the unique solar calendar of the Bahá'í Faith, structured around 19 months of 19 days each and anchored by Bahá'í holy days and astronomical events like the vernal equinox.
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C.
Saka calendar
The Saka calendar is a traditional lunisolar calendar system used in parts of South and Southeast Asia, including Bali, for determining religious festivals and ceremonial dates.
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D.
Amazigh calendar
The Amazigh calendar is a traditional North African agricultural and cultural calendar used by Berber (Amazigh) communities to mark seasons, festivals, and historical events.
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E.
Samaritan calendar
The Samaritan calendar is a lunisolar religious calendar used by the Samaritan community to determine the dates of their festivals and rituals, distinct from but related to the traditional Hebrew calendar.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: South Arabian calendar Target entity description: The South Arabian calendar was an ancient lunar-solar dating system used by the civilizations of pre-Islamic southern Arabia, particularly in the Sabaean kingdom, to regulate religious festivals, agriculture, and civic life.
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A.
Hijri calendar
The Hijri calendar is a lunar-based Islamic calendar used primarily to determine the dates of religious observances and events in the Muslim world.
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B.
Badíʻ calendar
The Badíʻ calendar is the unique solar calendar of the Bahá'í Faith, structured around 19 months of 19 days each and anchored by Bahá'í holy days and astronomical events like the vernal equinox.
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C.
Saka calendar
The Saka calendar is a traditional lunisolar calendar system used in parts of South and Southeast Asia, including Bali, for determining religious festivals and ceremonial dates.
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D.
Amazigh calendar
The Amazigh calendar is a traditional North African agricultural and cultural calendar used by Berber (Amazigh) communities to mark seasons, festivals, and historical events.
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E.
Samaritan calendar
The Samaritan calendar is a lunisolar religious calendar used by the Samaritan community to determine the dates of their festivals and rituals, distinct from but related to the traditional Hebrew calendar.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient calendar system
ⓘ
lunisolar calendar ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sabaean temples
ⓘ
South Arabian polytheistic religion ⓘ |
| attestedIn |
Hadramitic inscriptions
ⓘ
Minaic inscriptions ⓘ Qatabanic inscriptions ⓘ Sabaic inscriptions ⓘ |
| basedOn |
lunar months
ⓘ
solar year ⓘ |
| calendarFamily | Semitic calendars ⓘ |
| culture |
Ancient South Arabian cultures
ⓘ
linked to:
Ancient South Arabian civilization
Sabaean culture ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Islamic calendar
ⓘ
linked to:
Hijri calendar
|
| hasCalendarStructure | 12 lunar months plus intercalation ⓘ |
| hasCalendarType | lunisolar ⓘ |
| hasChronologicalRole |
dating construction of temples
ⓘ
dating royal reigns ⓘ dating treaties and legal acts ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceType |
bronze inscriptions
ⓘ
graffiti inscriptions ⓘ stone inscriptions ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
coordination of agricultural seasons
ⓘ
coordination of pilgrimage and festivals ⓘ |
| hasIntercalation | yes ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | obsolete ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier local Arabian time-reckoning systems ⓘ |
| region | Southern Arabia ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Babylonian calendar
ⓘ
ancient Arabian calendars ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Semitic philology
ⓘ
South Arabian epigraphy ⓘ |
| timePeriod | pre-Islamic era ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Hadramitic kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
Hadramite kingdom
Minaean kingdom ⓘ Qatabanian kingdom ⓘ Sabaean kingdom ⓘ |
| usedFor |
dating inscriptions
ⓘ
determining seasonal campaigns ⓘ organizing market days ⓘ regulating agricultural activities ⓘ regulating civic life ⓘ regulating religious festivals ⓘ regulating temple rituals ⓘ regulating trade cycles ⓘ royal administration ⓘ |
| usedIn | pre-Islamic South Arabia ⓘ |
| usedUntil | early Islamic period ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Ancient South Arabian script ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: South Arabian calendar Description of subject: The South Arabian calendar was an ancient lunar-solar dating system used by the civilizations of pre-Islamic southern Arabia, particularly in the Sabaean kingdom, to regulate religious festivals, agriculture, and civic life.
Referenced by (1)
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