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The Ancient Arabs are the early Arab migrations that was Arab but not part of Qahtan or Adnan.

The ancient Arabs can be divided into three main groups:


Ancient Arab tribes that remained purely Arab

  • Qahtan settles South Arabia later to and to branch into Adnan and replinish the Arabs of the North. They were able survive due to their protected isolation in Yemen for two millenias, Adnan will branch from Qahtan (through Jurhum tribe adoption of Ismail) and they were able to revive the Arab culture in the near east through the great Qahtani migrations 3rd century AD.

Ancient Arab tribes that were completely perished

  • Tasam headed North and were assimilated into the Non Arab populations of Gomer.
  • Jadis headed East and were assimilated to the Non Arab populations of Lydia
  • Thamud Perished with unknown traces.

Ancient Arabs that were related or assimilated by Qahtani Arabs

  • A'ad Non Qahtani Arabs of South Arabia, they spoke a language closely related to Akkadian (Eastern South Semitic). They were the first Ancient Arabs to be assimilated by the Qahtani Arabs.
  • Akkadians Ancient Arabs that entered Mesopotamia 2300BC
  • Amuru (Amorites) Arabs west of the Eupharites. They will be absorbed by the Arameans and later the Qahtani Arabs. They spoke an Amorite Proto-Arabic dialect.
  • Amalik (Emlaq, Imlaq, Amaliq) Arabs who will settle Southern Syria/Sinai some will be assimilated by the Arameans and later absorbed by the Qahtani Arabs.* Amuru (Amorites) Arabs west of the Eupharites later to be known by their locality (Aram) they will be absorbed by the Qahtani Arabs. They spoke an Amorite Proto-Arabic dialect.
  • Ahhlamu Ancient Arabs closely related to the (Amuru)
  • Shasu Ancient Arabs who frequently raided Eastern Egypt, very closely related to the Edomites.
  • Chaldeans (Neo-Babylonians) Arabs and Arameans who settled southern Mesopotamia. some assimilated by the Persians others absorbed by the Qahtani Arabs. Some identify today as Non Arab Christian Chaldeans.
  • Thamud Arabs of Northern Hijaz they were assimilated into the Adnani and Qahtani Arabs.
  • Edomites branch of the Amalik in Canaan mixed with Hebrews, later will assimilate to the Qahtani Arabs.
  • Hyksos Ancient Arab tribe that invaded Egypt, very closely related to the Edomites.
  • Midianites a branch of the Amalik who lived among the Edomites.
  • Moabite a branch of the Amalik East of the Dead sea they will assimilate to the Arameans and later the Qahtani Arabs
  • Ammonite Arabs Amailks who mixed with Hebrews.
  • Nabateans The Last group of Non Qahtani Arabs (uncertian origin some historians link them to the Qidar Ishmaelite Arabs of possible Qahtani lineage) to appear in North Arabia,, they were allied to the Romans and were replaced by the Qahtanis Arabs from the 3rd century Ad.


Sources

  • Al-Hamdani, Abu Muhammad Al-hasan Ibn Ahmad - Al-Iklil
  • Al-Tabari, Abi J'afar Muhammad ibn Jarir - Tarikh Al-Tabari

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