Dhu Shanatir ( ar, لحيعة ينوف ذو شناتر, Lahniʿah Yanuf Dhu Shanatir) also spelled Zu Shenatir, was a Hemyarite king who ruled Yemen for 27 years. He was not from the royal family (

Tubba' This is a list of rulers of Saba and Himyar. Mukarrib (Mukrab, Karab), a religious title that means "near to God", was used by rulers of Saba' until Karib'il Watar changed his title to ''Malik'' at the time of the kingdom of Saba' and Dhu Rayda ...

). He was known as "The Man with Earrings". He is known as one of the first-recorded

serial killer A serial killer is typically a person who murders three or more persons,A * * * * with the murders taking place over more than a month and including a significant period of time between them. While most authorities set a threshold of three ...

s. He lured young boys from the royal family into his home with the promise of food and money, stripped them naked and sodomized them. He then killed them by throwing them naked out of an upper-story window of his home. He was only stopped when Zara'h (

Dhu Nuwas Dhū Nuwās, ( ar, ذُو نُوَاس), real name "Yūsuf Asʾar Yathʾar" ( Musnad: 𐩺𐩥𐩪𐩰 𐩱𐩪𐩱𐩧 𐩺𐩻𐩱𐩧, ''Yws¹f ʾs¹ʾr Yṯʾr''), "Yosef Nu'as" ( he, יוסף נואס), or "Yūsuf ibn Sharhabīl" ( ar, يُ� ...

), stabbed him. Following his assassination, Dhu Shanatir's decapitated head was displayed from the palace window and Dhu Nawas assumed rulership of the Hemyarite Kingdom.

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*{{cite book, last=Masters, first=Robert E. L., title=Sex crimes in history: evolving concepts of sadism, lust-murder, and necrophilia, from ancient to modern times, year=1963, publisher=Julian Press, page=211, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DKY1AAAAIAAJ&q=Zu+Shenatir, author2=Eduard Lea 5th-century people 6th-century deaths History of Saudi Arabia History of Yemen Kings of Himyar Male serial killers Murdered serial killers Murderers of children Year of birth unknown Yemeni serial killers Violence against men in Asia Himyarites 510s deaths

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