Karibi-ilu was a
Mukarrib of
Saba'
The Sabaeans or Sabeans (Sabaean:, ; ar, ٱلسَّبَئِيُّوْن, ''as-Sabaʾiyyūn''; he, סְבָאִים, Səḇāʾīm) were an ancient group of South Arabians. They spoke the Sabaean language, one of the Old South Arabian languag ...
reigned in 700–680
BC. The name Karibi-ilu in
Akkadian Akkadian or Accadian may refer to:
* Akkadians, inhabitants of the Akkadian Empire
* Akkadian language, an extinct Eastern Semitic language
* Akkadian literature, literature in this language
* Akkadian cuneiform
Cuneiform is a logo-syllabic ...
matches "Karab-El Bayin" in Sabaean, combined of "''KRB-El''" which means one who carries out the instructions of
El and "''BYN''" one who removes punishment.
History
Karibi-ilu is the son of Itamru (Yatha' Amar Watar II) who was mentioned by
Sargon II
Sargon II ( Neo-Assyrian cuneiform: , meaning "the faithful king" or "the legitimate king") was the king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from 722 BC to his death in battle in 705. Probably the son of Tiglath-Pileser III (745–727), Sargon is gener ...
in 715 BC.
An Assyrian text which dates back to c. 685
BC talks about the gifts sent to
Sennacherib
Sennacherib ( Neo-Assyrian cuneiform: or , meaning " Sîn has replaced the brothers") was the king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from the death of his father Sargon II in 705BC to his own death in 681BC. The second king of the Sargonid dynas ...
from Karibi-ilu. The gifts consisted of silver, gold, types of the most exquisite perfume called "''Rikke Tabutu''" and precious gem stones which have traditionally been exported from
South Arabia
South Arabia () is a historical region that consists of the southern region of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia, mainly centered in what is now the Republic of Yemen, yet it has also historically included Najran, Jizan, Al-Bahah, and 'As ...
. Karibi-ilu built a house or a temple called "
Bit-Akitu", to celebrate the New Year's and other holidays.
See also
*
List of rulers of Saba and Himyar
References
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Mukaribs of Saba
Ancient history of Yemen
Middle Eastern kings
7th-century BC Yemeni people