Dʿmt
Kingdom of Dʿmt ደዐመተ | |||||||||
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| 8th c. BC–6th c. BC? | |||||||||
| Capital | Yeha | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| Historical era | Iron Age | ||||||||
• Established | 8th c. BC | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 6th c. BC? | ||||||||
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Dʿmt (Unvocalized Ge'ez: ደዐመተ, DʿMT theoretically vocalized as ዳዓማት, *Daʿamat or ዳዕማት, *Daʿəmat) was an Ethio-Sabaean kingdom located in present-day Eritrea and the northern Tigray region of Ethiopia. The exact dates of its existence remain unknown. However, a timeframe spanning from the end of the 8th century BC to the 6th century BC is a hypothesis. Few inscriptions by or about this kingdom survive, and very little archaeological work has taken place. As a result, it is not known whether Dʿmt ended as a civilization before the Kingdom of Aksum's early stages, evolved into the Aksumite state, or was one of the smaller states united in the Kingdom of Aksum, possibly around 150 BC.
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