Queen Hatshepsut's journey to the Land of Punt.

Earliest alphabetic script develops in coastal Syria. Earliest evidence of use, so far, in the Mahram Bilqis.

King Tutankhamun reigns in Egypt.

Hebrew Exodus from Egypt. Earliest attested alphabet usage in South Arabia.

Reign of King Solomon in Jerusalem. Reign of the legendary Queen of Sheba in Marib.

Yada'il Dharih bin Sumhu'all, mukarrib ("confederator") of Sheba, constructs an early portion of the Mahram Bilqis sanctuary wall.

Sabaeans colonize part of Ethiopia.

City of Babylon falls to Persians.

W portion of the wall of the Mahram Bilqis is built up by prominent officials in Saba.

NW entrance of the Mahram Bilqis becomes reduced in size, and the Peristyle Hall is first in use.

Alexander the Great conquers the Near East (anatolia, Egypt, Syria, Palestine, Mesopotamia, Iran).

Unsuccessful expedition of the Roman general Aelius Gallus into Arabia, reaching perhaps as far as Marib, during reign of Augustus.

Birth of Christ.

Latest malik ("king") ruler of Saba to have his inscription placed on the wall of the Mahram Bilqis.

Latest dedicatory stelae erected in Peristyle Hall.

Old Marib Dam suffers a series of bursts and is repaired.

Christian Ethiopian king Abraha campaigns in South Arabia and erects a church somewhere at Marib.

Probable last use of the Mahram Bilqis as a pre-Islamic sanctuary. Looting of the sanctuary begins.

Life of the prophet Mohammed, founder of Islam.