Dhamar Ali Yahbur
Dhamarʿalī Yuhabirr (Ḏmrʿly Yhbr), son of Yāsir Yuhaṣdiq, was a king of Saba' reigned (c. 135 – 175). ascended the Himyarite throne amidst clashes between Sabaʾ and Ḥimyar. The earliest mention of Dhamarʿalī Yuhabirr appears in an inscription dated to 137.
| Dhamarʿalī Yuhabirr | |
|---|---|
| king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān | |
| Reign | c. 135 – 175 |
| Predecessor | Yāsir Yuhaṣdiq |
| Successor | Tharan Yaub Yuhanim |
| Died | c. 175 South Arabian |
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In the middle of the 2nd century, Dhamarʿalī Yuhabirr and his son Tharan Yaub Yuhanim controlled Kingdom of Saba. During his rule, reports on repairs to the irrigation - works (dam) at Marib. Dhamarʿalī Yuhabirr associated his son Thaʾrān Yaʿub with the throne. The latter succeeded him around 175.
The Greek Phokas sculptor made two more-than-life-size bronze statues of the king Dhamar'alî Yuhabirr and Tha'rân found in an-Nakhla al-Hamrâ' in collaboration with the southern Arabian bronze caster Lahay'amm in Yemen. This fact is mentioned in an inscription on the knees of a statue of Tha'rān : " Phokas made it " is written on the left knee in Greek, and "Lahay'amm has assembled it" on the right knee in South Arabian script.