Zafar

Information from the Periplus

Ancient Toponym: Zafar
Place Type: Inland market
Route: Eastern route
Next on Route: Diodōros Island
Ancient Area: Arabia
Periplus Chapter: PME, Ch. 23

Topographic info

Longitude 44.400794
Latitude 14.211704
Location Source: Pleiades

Modern Identification: near Yarim
Modern Country: Yemen

Passage from the Periplus

Nine days further inland is Saphar, the metropolis, residence of Charibael, legitimate king of the two nations, the Homerite and the one, lying next to it, called the Sabaean; he is a friend of the emperors, thanks to continuous embassies and gifts. (from the Casson translation)

Bibliography

Ancient source: nan

Bibliography: Yule, Paul, ed. 2013. “Late Antique Arabia. Ẓafār, Capital of Ḥimyar. Rehabilitation of a ‘Decadent’ Society.” Excavations of the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg 1998–2010 in the Highland of the Yemen. Vol. 29. Abhandlungen Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft. Harrassowitz Verlag