The richness of nomadic culture is in the mind. The life of a nomad, without architecture or possessions (other than what can be loaded on a camel), leaves few physical traces. The nomads of Arabia: before the 7th century AD But nomads from Arabia (probably the source of the entire group of Semitic languagues) have been spreading through the desert fringes of the Fertile Crescent since at least 3000 BC. ![]() This is the first known reference to the Arabs as a distinct group. The men on camels, the scribe adds, are brought to the battle by Gindibu the Arab. An Assyrian scribe, recording the event in cuneiform, notes the impressive size of the enemy forces: 63,000 infantry, 2000 cavalry, 4000 chariots and 1000 warriors on camels. Shalmanezer, king of Assyria, fights a major but inconclusive battle at Karkar against his enemy, the ruler of Damascus.
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