Yada'il Dharih I Explained

Yada'il Dharih I (Sabaean:), son of Sumuhu'ali I was a Sabaean ruler (mukarrib). His reign was placed around by Hermann von Wissmann and around by Kenneth Kitchen.

Life

Yada'il Dharih was known to people from building inscriptions which record his construction of various monumental buildings. His most significant building project was the Temple of Awwam, outside the gates of the capital city, Marib.[1] He also built the temple of Almaqah in the temple city of Sirwah,[2] and the sanctuary walls of the temple at Al-Masajid, 27 km south of Marib.[3] Some other inscriptions indicate his connection to a place or building named Murad.[4] An inscription which mentions the construction of a tower in Sirwah may also refer to him.[5] His son was Sumuhu'ali Yanuf III.

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Notes and References

  1. CIH 957
  2. CIH 366a,b,b'; Fakhry 17, 23, 24; Gl 1530, 1646
  3. [Répertoire de l'Épigraphie Sémitique|RES]
  4. Gl 1122, 1116, 1120, 1123–1125
  5. Gl 1527