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ʽDBH

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ʽDBH
King of Aksum
Reignc.230-240
PredecessorGDRT
SuccessorSembrouthes
IssueGRMT

ʽDBH [probably vocalized ʽAzaba or ʽAdhebah] (fl. 3rd century) was a king of Aksum, in the territory of modern-day North Ethiopia and Eritrea, who ruled c. 230–240. He and his son GRMT (possibly vocalized as "Girmai") are known through South Arabian inscriptions which mention Shamir, king of Dhu-Raydan and Himyar asking for his help against the Sabaean kings.[1]

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  1. ^ Munro-Hay, S. C. (1991). Aksum: An African Civilization of Late Antiquity, p. 73. Edinburgh: University Press.