Yitha'amar Watar II.
Yitha'amar Watar II ( Sabaean yṯʿʾmr wtr Yiṯaʿʾamar Watar), son and successor of Yada'il Dharih II , was a king of the ancient South Arabian empire of Saba . Hermann von Wissmann continued his reign around 407 BC. Chr.
Yitha'amar Watar II. Was the first Sabaean ruler who was known to bear the title of "king"; its predecessors had instead used the title Mukarrib . Yitha'amar Watar is only known through a dedicatory inscription from ad-Dabir in southeastern Jauf, which he placed and addressed to the god Haubas .
literature
- Walter W. Müller (ed.) / Hermann von Wissmann : The story of Sabaʾ II. The great empire of the Sabaeans up to its end in the early 4th century BC. Chr. (Austrian Academy of Sciences, Philosophy and historic Class Proceedings, Vol 402nd) Publisher of Austrian Academy of Sciences Vienna, 1982 ISBN 3700105169 (to Yitha'amar Watar II [there as Yitha'amar Watar I.]: p. 316-319)
Individual evidence
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Sumuhu'ali Yanuf III. |
Mukrib from Saba ~ 407 BC Chr. |
Yada'ab I. |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Yitha'amar Watar II. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Yiṯaʿʾamar Watar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ruler of Saba |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th century BC BC or 4th century BC Chr. |