Dhamar'ali Yuhabirr
Dhamar'ali Yuhabirr (I.) was a Himyarite king of Saba and Dhu Raydan , who ruled around the 2nd half of the 2nd century AD.
Dhamar'ali Yuhabirr is mentioned on the fragments of two bronze statues found in 1931 in an-Nachla al-Hamra . The two larger than life figures represent Dhamar'ali Yuhabirr and his son and successor Tha'ran Ya'ub Yuhan'im (I.) . According to the inscription, they were made by a certain Phokas and assembled by a Lahay'amm . Phokas was probably a Greek sculptor, Lahay'amm a local craftsman who assembled the parts supplied.
Dhamar'ali Yuhabirr is also known from an inscription from Marib and from a text that is lost today. In this a general is called Sa'dta'lab who served under King Yasir Yuhan'im .
The name of the city Dhamar is said to be derived from Dhamar'ali Yuhabirr .
Individual evidence
literature
- KA Kitchen: Documentation for Ancient Arabia I, Liverpool 1994, pp. 14-15, ISBN 0-85323-359-4
- John Simpson: Queen of Sheba , London 2002, p. 127, No. 147, ISBN 0714111511
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dhamar'ali Yuhabirr |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ruler of Saba |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd century or 3rd century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd century or 3rd century |