Medieval agricultural texts from Rasulid Yemen
Abstract
Although the Arabian Peninsula is seldom associated with agriculture, a long and successful tradition of cultivation can be documented for Islamic Yemen at the southwestern corner of the peninsula. The famous Marib dam of ancient Saba, worthy of mention in the Quran, made possible a major irrigation system in the eastern part of Yemen. While irrigation was practiced along the major wadis, there was also extensive production based on dryland farming, both rainfed and water runoff harvesting. Many of the traditional practices can still be observed in the Yemen Arab Republic 1 . Fortunately, there are also a number of important texts which describe the agriculture of Yemen.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Archaeology and Historical Studies
African history and culture analysis
Language
Linguistics
Cultural Analysis
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Medieval Folk Astronomy and Agriculture in Arabia and the Yemen
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Pages
- XII_150–XII_154
- Publication date
- 2 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter