| c.2000 | ALPHABET: 1st true alphabetic writing develops for Semitic workers in Sinai by giving mostly Egyptian hieratic glyphs Semitic values. (See Mesopotamia 2000, Crete-Hyro 1900, Egypt 1800, Linear-B 1500 Ugaritic 1500) |
2000 wikHW |
| c.2000 | FIGS cultivated in Arabia, | 2000 TTPC-5 |
| c.2000 | Carved ivory at Bahrain. | 2000 SHT 1-664 |
| c.1850 | AMORITE expansion resumes from Arabia into Fertile Crescent. | 1850 mxfld |
| c.1750 | Egyptian run COPPER mines in SINAI V at Wadi Maghara abandoned. (See Amenhemhet-III 1842, Asia 1800, Ganges Valley 1800) |
1750 SHT 1-564 |
| c.1725 | DAM at Marib built to collect spring water, and let it out as needed to irrigate crops. Rebuilt 700. | 1750-00 wikMD |
| c.1700 | HAASA (east coast of Arabia, primarily the region opposite Qatar and Bahrain, but extending north along coast toward Kuwait) comes under Babylonian SEALANDS until 1450. | 1700 rcAr |
| c.1600 | Egyptian run COPPER mines in SINAI are confined to Serabit el-Khadim until 1200. | 1600 SHT 1-564 |
| c.1600 | TEMA (town and oasis in northwest Arabia) comes within Midianite territory until 1100. | 1600 rcAr |
| c.1600 | The Qahtanis begin to move to the Red Sea coasts and lowlands. A tradeline begins along the Red Sea coasts. Qahtanis begin to settle East Africa in small trading colonies. | 1600 wikTY |
| c.1600 | DILMUN island (Bahrain) occupied by Kassites until 1200. | 1600 rcAr |
| c.1500 | TIHAMA Semitic culture of Yemen begins until 1200. | 1500 ade |
| c.1500 | A new cuneiform ALPHABET, each sign representing a consonant, develops in Sinai Peninsula. It spreads among Phoenicians and other Semites on the coast. Phoenicians later replace it with letters which could be written faster on papyrus. | 1500 mxfld |
| c.1450 | HAASA, Babylonian SEALANDS from 1700, comes under Dilmun until 709. | 1450 rcAr |
| c.1310 | AKHLAMU, Arab nomads, migrate into Aram and Mesopotamia. | 1310 LEWH 46 |
| c.1200 | Λ Egyptian run COPPER mines in SINAI at Serabit el-Khadim from 1600, abandoned. | 1200 SHT 1-564 |
| c.1200 | DILMUN island (Bahrain), occupied by Kassites from 1600, no longer occupied by Kassites. | 1200 rcAr |
| c.1200 | TIHAMA Semitic culture of Yemen from 1500 ends. | 1200 ade |
| c.1200 | MINAEAN SCRIPT is already developed in southern Arabia. | 1200 CWH |
| c.1160 | ARAMEANS of north Arabia begin moving into north Aram. | no date: LEWH 46 |
| c.1150 | Kingdom of SABA begins until 275CE. | 12-1100 wikAHY |
| c.1100 | TEMA (town and oasis in northwest Arabia) within Midianite territory from 1600, no longer within Midianite territory. | 1100 rcAr |
| c.1100 | DILMUN island becomes independent city-state until 709. | 1100 rcAr |
| c.1005 | Father of Balkis, king of Saba from 1015, ends. Dau BALKIS becomes queen of Saba until 965. | 1005 wikhifiS |
Arabia 1000-501
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