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Himyarite
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Himyar.
The rise of Dhu Nuwas and the persecution of Christians in the Himyarite realms
According to the Martyrdom of Azqir, around 470-475, the Himyarite king Sharhabil Yakkuf ordered the execution of a Christian priest named Azqir for erecting a chapel with a cross in the city of Najran.