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| Dhamarʿalī Yuhabirr | |
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| king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān | |
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| Reign | c. 135 – 175 |
| Predecessor | Yāsir Yuhaṣdiq |
| Successor | Tharan Yaub Yuhanim |
| Died | c. 175 South Arabian |
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Dhamarʿalī Yuhabirrbin Yāsir Yuhaṣdiq (Ḏmrʿly Yhbr), was theking ofSaba' and ḏu-Raydān from c. 135 to 175 CE. He ascended theHimyarite throne amidst clashes between Sabaʾ andḤimyar. The earliest mention of Dhamarʿalī Yuhabirr appears in an inscription dated to 137.[1] He ascends to the throne no later than 159.[2]
In the middle of the2nd century, Dhamarʿalī Yuhabirr and his sonTharan Yaub Yuhanim controlledKingdom of Saba. During his rule, reports show repairs were made to theirrigation-works (dam) atMarib.[3] Dhamarʿalī Yuhabirr handed his throne down to his son Thaʾrān Yaʿub, who succeeded him around 175.[4]
Bronze statues of the king Dhamar'alî Yuhabirr and Tha'rân were found inan-Nakhla al-Hamrâ in theDhamar Governorate of Yemen.[5]Sabaic inscriptions on Dhamar Ali's statue reads "the two kings of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, placed what they granted to their vassals" and "S²rḥs¹myd and Mgdm, of the family Ḏrnḥ, in the hall of their palace".[5]
