Sumhu'alay Yanuf
Sumhu'alay Yanuf ( old South Arabic smhˁly ynf ) was perhaps a king of Saba who ruled in the 8th century BC.
Sumhu'alay Yanuf is known from a short inscription on which the construction of a palace or a wall is reported. Sumhu'alay Yanuf is referred to as the son of Yitha'amar ( yṯˁˀmr ). The inscription is one of the oldest Arabic inscriptions. Another inscription names him along with other rulers and tells of the construction of a shrine.
The inscriptions read:
- Sumhu'alay Yanuf, son of Yitha'amar, built Yaf'an
and
- [...] with 'Aththar , with' Almaqah, with dhat-Himyam, [with Ka] rib'il, with Sumhu'alay, with Halik, the son of Dhamar'ali and with Lahay'athar, his father. Iligadam dedicated his private shrine to Hawbas and 'Almaqah.
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literature
- John Simpson: Queen of Sheba , London, p. 158, No. 201–202, ISBN 0714111511 (with English translation of the inscriptions)
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| SURNAME | Sumhu'alay Yanuf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ruler of Saba |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 9th century BC BC or 8th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 8th century BC BC or 7th century BC Chr. |