Yitha'amar Bayyin II was a
Sabean King of what is today Southern
Yemen. He was also known as
the son and successor of
Sumuhu'ali Yanuf III.
He is known for the
construction of the
Dam of Ma'rib according to inscriptions at the dam, and he rebuilt the fortification of the city Yathill.
[Walter W. Müller: Skizze der Geschichte Altsüdarabiens. In: Werner Daum: Jemen. Umschau, Frankfurt/Main, , p.50 f. ]
He was a strong leader and is known from inscriptions to have pushed the
Bayyin tribes to the south and defeated the
Yarfath and
Dahas tribe
''Dasa'' ( sa, दास, Dāsa) is a Sanskrit word found in ancient Indian texts such as the '' Rigveda'' and '' Arthasastra''. It usually means "enemy" or "servant" but ''dasa'', or ''das'', also means a "servant of God", "devotee," "votary" or ...
s, who had rebelled against his ally
Qataban.
Then he struck the up-and-coming He also wages successful campaigns against the
Ma'in Empire
The Minaean people were the inhabitants of the kingdom of Ma'in ( Minaean: ''Maʿīn''; modern Arabic ''Maʿīn'') in modern-day Yemen, dating back to the 10th century BCE-150 BCE. It was located along the strip of desert called Ṣayhad by ...
.
Date of rule
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sets his reign around 510 BC while Kenneth A. Kitchen dates him to around 365-350 BC.
Yitha'amar's successor was probably Karib'il IV (Karab El Watar) I Contemporary with
Sennacherib.
References
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Mukaribs of Saba
Date of birth unknown
Sabaeans
Kings of Saba