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