HISTORY Jews in Somalia?

[Shimbiris]

There’s a reason we are called Isaaq. We are the only true descendants of Isaac in the Horn.

I have a business proposal for you, walaalkay.

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[Riftvalley]

@alchemist, the “badgal” celebration involving the bull being taken to the shore still takes part in the south. The video i posted in this thread seems to have been taken down from TikTok:https://www.somalispot.com/threads/bull-slaughtering-festival.183613/

 

[Midas]

A couple of interesting excerpts from a (2025) paper I found.

González-Ruibal, A. (2025). Colonies and colonialism in the Horn of Africa: From the first millennium BC to the nineteenth century. Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa. https://doi.org/10.1080/0067270X.2025.2510762

In summary, no South Arabian kings are found in Pre-Aksumite inscriptions, and there are no Sabaean records mentioning migrations into the Horn (currently). The evidence that does exist consists of isolated islands or small enclaves exhibiting South Arabian stylistic features, rather than sustained settlements or a long-term presence. Societies in the Northern Horn had already developed complex agropastoral states and engaged in long-distance trade with Egypt and Arabia well before any Sabaean influence. Religious and cultural overlap was limited, with only five of eleven local divinities matching those from South Arabia. In contrast, traditions such as the Ona culture in Asmara remained entirely indigenous. Along the northern Somali coast, enclaves never established themselves; Somali pastoralist mobility, autonomy, cultural differences, and a general resistance to outside influence prevented integration.

So much for overstating actual Sabbean influence in the Horn. It was small, limited and episodic at best. If I find new information, I stand to be corrected, but this appears to be the main takeaway. Cheers.

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Isn't it wild how the part of Yemen saba was in . Never had a s strong seafaring tradition but were supposed to believe it was "unambiguously a colony

 

[Sophisticate]

Isn't it wild how the part of Yemen saba was in . Never had a s strong seafaring tradition but were supposed to believe it was "unambiguously a colony

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