Ma'in was an ancient South Arabian kingdom in modern-day Yemen. It was located along the strip of desert called Ṣayhad by medieval Arab geographers, which is now known as Ramlat al-Sab'atayn. Wadd was
The Minaean language was an Old South Arabian or Ṣayhadic language spoken in Yemen in the times of the Old South Arabian civilisation. The main area of its use may be located in the Al Jawf region of
Minaean inscription from ancient oasis of Dēdan (the present day Al-'Ula in Saudi Arabia).