Karibi-ilu was a Mukarrib of Saba' reigned in 700–680 BC. The name Karibi-ilu in Akkadian matches "Karab-El Bayin" in Sabaean,[citation needed] combined of "KRB-El" which means one who carries out the instructions of El and "BYN" one who removes punishment.[1][improper synthesis?]

History

Karibi-ilu is the son of Itamru (Yatha' Amar Watar II) who was mentioned by Sargon II in 715 BC.[2]

An Assyrian text which dates back to c. 685 BC talks about the gifts sent to Sennacherib 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. Karibi-ilu built a house or a temple called "Bit-Akitu", to celebrate the New Year's and other holidays.[3]

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References

  1. ^ Beeston, A.F.L.; Ghul, M.A.; Müller, W.W.; Ryckmans, J. (1982). Sabaic Dictionary. University of Sanaa, YAR. p. 34; 78. ISBN 2-8017-0194-7.
  2. ^ Lowell K. Handy (1997). The Age of Solomon: Scholarship at the Turn of the Millennium (Studies in the History & Culture of the Ancient Near East). Brill. p. 128. ISBN 9004104763.
  3. ^ Jawad Ali (2001). Detailed History of Pre-Islamic Arabia - 4th Edition. p. 217.
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