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Yosef Dhu Nuwas, a Sadducean King with Sidelocks.
By Ben Abrahamson and Joseph Katz
Published 2007

Abstract:

Traces the history and fortunes of the hellenizing Jewish family of the Tobiads from their Persian roots, to their founding of a petty kingdom at ‘Iraq al-Amir, to the nabatean wars, to the Tubba kings of Himyar; explores 3rd to 5th century Arabia as an extension of the Second Commonwealth, and a direct descendant of the Tobiad petty kingdom; also covers his loss of a replica of the Ark of the Covenant adorned even today with the Tobiad/Himyar dove, now buried under a church in Axum, Ethiopia. Also discusses the derivations of Saracen, Mushreqoon and "Dhu Nuwas".

Chapters

1. The Tobiads
   1. Tobiah under King Jehoshaphat 873-849 BCE
   2. Tobiads in the Lachish ostraca
   3. The 'Elephantine papyri
2. Declaration of Cyrus 538BCE
   1. The return and initial cooperation, 538 BCE
   2. Plans to build a Temple in Jerusalem
   3. Building a Temple in Jerusalem
   4. Darius the king issued orders
   5. Tobiah crowns Joshua as High Priest in 520 BCE
   6. Completion of Second Temple 515 BCE
3. Appearance of Ezra, 458 BCE
   1. The proclamation and assembly
   2. Heated confrontation with Nehemiah and the Judeans, 445 BCE
   3. Tobiah accused Nehemiah of rebellion
   4. Militarily threatened the Judean community
   5. Attempt to overthrough Nehemiah
   6. Tobiah retained strong ties to the Judean community
   7. Tobiah gained a foothold in the temple precinct
   8. End of Nehemiah's office as governor of Judah, c. 430 BCE
   9. Sanballat and Darius Codomannus 336-330 BCE
4. The Zenon papyri
   1. Estate-owner and petty prince of Trans-jordania
   2. The Tobiads In 'Iraq Al-Amir
   3. Geographical boundary of the Tobiads
   4. Persian Provinces in Transjordan
   5. Religion of the Tobiads
   6. Conclusion
5. The Maccabean period
   1. Relations with Alexandria
   2. The Two Accounts
   3. Modern Views
6. Antipatris and Herod
   1. Herod's Judeo-Arab Kingdom
   2. Herod of Chalcis (d. 48 AD)
7. The Himyarites, Tubbas and Kindah
   1. Tubba Revolt & Annexation of Nabatea, 106 CE
   2. Crisis of the Third Century and Palmyra
   3. Zenobia
   4. Reconquest by Aurelian, migration of the Azdites
   5. Bilqis the "Queen of Sheba"
8. Shamir Yuhar'esh II Tubba', 275 CE
9. Yasir Yuhan'im III
10. Tharin Yuhan'im
11. Serving the Kings of Himyar 275CE-525CE
12. Malki Karab Yuha'min, c. 378CE
13. Abu Karib As'ad I Tubba', r.390-420CE
14. Jews in Kyrgyz
15. Conversion to (Rabbinic) Judaism
16. Seige of Yatrib
17. Satih and Shiqq
18. Qusai ibn Kilab ibn Murrah (Qusayy), c. 400-480
19. Hassan I Yuha'min Tubba', r.420-450CE
20. Expedition to Iraq
21. 'Amr Tubba', Regent of Himyar, 450CE
22. 'Abd Kulal, Chief of Himyar, r.~460-467
23. As'ad II Tubba' ~440-r.450-518
24. Al-Harith, General of As'ad II Tubba'
25. The Royal House: Hassan II, Shamir al-Janah, and Ya'fur
26. Ya'fur
27. Mazdakite pesecution
28. Shamir Dhu al-Janah, ~495-517
29. Shamir's marriage to the daughter of Huna V, 27th Exilarch
30. Marthid-ilan Yanuf Aslam, d.~516
31. Lakhi'athah Yanuf Dhu Shandtir, d.518
32. Yosef Asher Dhu Nuwas (King with beautiful Sidelocks) r. 518-525 CE
33. Najran
34. Christianity in Arabia
35. Relations between Himyar and Abyssia
36. Israel Yaakov (Sharah'il Yaq'ub) Dhu Yaz'an
37. Bibliography
38. The Rulers of Sheba and Himyar
39. The Tobiad / Tubba' Dynasty
40. The Tobiad / Tubba' Dynasty, (cont')

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