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In the sixth century BC the ravaged province Edom, which was struck by Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian deportations. Was occupied more and by the Arabic tribes. They controlled the spice trade. As they had to pay king Kambyses (530-522 BC) a tribute of thousand talents of incense (approximately 27 tons of it). Orotalt (Ruda), who was equivalent to Merkur, and Alilat-Urania or the divine Allat (according Herodot, III, 10) were regarded as their gods. Tow Arabic nomadic tribes related to the Nabataeans, i.e. Quedar and and Salamu. Were living in the south of Palestine (as recorded in the "Book of the Songs" by Abu al-Faraj al Isfahani). In the same text is descriptin of the caravans loaded with perfumes and how turned up from the desert (III.6). Anyway it seems that the Nabataeans entering into the provinces of Edom and south Palestine took place Quite took place quite peacefully since no signs of forcible destructions during the days of the Persians were found in the centre of Petra Jordan in the course of excavations in Umm al-Biyare nor in Tawilan in the north-east nor Buseira in the north. On the contrary, the British School of Archaeology noticed a continuity in the technique of ceramic during their excavations in Buseira. Even more, the holy shrine in Khirbet Tannour in Wadi Hesa remained to the Edomian god Qos. When Alexander the Great occupied the Harbour of Gaza he found large amounts of myrrh and essences of incense: he sent 500 talents of myrrh to his tutor Leonidas in memory of all the hopes he gave him in his childhood: it seems that indeed once during a sacrifice session Leonidas said to Alexander When seeing his hands full of incense ready to burn the following: "Alexander, as soon as you conquer the country which produces of such spices, you can use the essences up in this way but now you have to use them sparingly". (Plutarch. Vies. Ix. 25. 6-7). There is on doubt that Arabia's wealth was extremely demanded by the Greeks as well as by the Romans. Consequently Alexander's generals put up bloody fights to gain possession of the orient.