Dhamarʿalī Yuhabirr | |
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king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān | |
Reign | c. 135 – 175 |
Predecessor | Yāsir Yuhaṣdiq |
Successor | Tharan Yaub Yuhanim |
Died | c. 175 South Arabian |
Religion |
Dhamarʿalī Yuhabirr bin Yāsir Yuhaṣdiq (Ḏmrʿly Yhbr), was a king of Saba' and ḏu-Raydān from c. 135 – 175 CE. ascended the Himyarite throne amidst clashes between Sabaʾ and Ḥimyar. The earliest mention of Dhamarʿalī Yuhabirr appears in an inscription dated to 137.[1]
In the middle of the 2nd century, Dhamarʿalī Yuhabirr and his son Thaʾrān Ya'ub Yuhan'im controlled Kingdom of Saba. During his rule, reports on repairs to the irrigation - works (dam) at Marib.[2] Dhamarʿalī Yuhabirr associated his son Thaʾrān Yaʿub with the throne. The latter succeeded him around 175.[3]
The Greek Phokas sculptor made two more-than-life-size bronze statues of the king Dhamar'alî Yuhabirr and Tha'rân found in an-Nakhla al-Hamrâ' in collaboration with the southern Arabian bronze caster Lahay'amm in Yemen.[4] This fact is mentioned in an inscription on the knees of a statue of Tha'rān : " Phokas made it " is written on the left knee in Greek, and "Lahay'amm has assembled it" on the right knee in South Arabian script.
References
- ^ Inscription:(Kh-Umayma 1).
- ^ DASI: Digital Archive for the Study of pre-islamic arabian -RES 4775+4776 RES 3441; Gl 551+1005. Archived 2023-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Robin, Christian Julien - Arabia and Ethiopia - page 369 Archived 2020-01-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ DASI: Digital Archive for the Study of pre-islamic arabian -RES 4708 A). Archived 2023-07-18 at the Wayback Machine