Thumata

Thumata (Greek: Θουμάτα, Thoumata), or Thamatha, was a town of classical antiquity.

History

According to Ptolemy, Thumata was a town of Arabia Felix, but Pliny puts it on the Tigris. According to Pliny, it was a distant ten days' sail from Petra, and subject to the king of the Characeni.

References

↑ Ptol. vi. 7. § 33.
↑ Plin. NH. vi. 28. s. 32.
↑ Not. Imp. Rom. § 22, p. 37.
1 2 Dyer 1857, p. 1191.
↑ Plin. NH. vi. 28. s. 32.

Sources

Dyer, Thomas H. (1857). "Thumata". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. Vol. 2: Iabadius–Zymethus. London: Walton and Maberly. p. 1191. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[1] Ptol. vi. 7. § 33.

[2] Plin. NH. vi. 28. s. 32.

[3] Not. Imp. Rom. § 22, p. 37.

[:0-4] 1 2 Dyer 1857, p. 1191.

[5] Plin. NH. vi. 28. s. 32.