1850.] On the Ghassunite Kings. 473 



an-No'man al-Harith III. 'Amr, Abu Shimr the younger. 



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Hojr, an-No'man, 'Amr, Al-Mondzir. al-Ayham. 



1 

 Jabalah last king who 

 had turned Moham- 

 madan but apostatiz- 

 ed under 'Omar. 



Neither the list of Mas'udy nor that of Ibn Qotaybah is complete. 

 The former author informs us that there were in all eleven kings and 

 he enumerates only seven. The statement that there reigned in all 

 eleven kings seems to be correct and if we put the three preceding 

 lists together in such a manner as to make them agree with the inci- 

 dental information which we find in other authors, we have eleven 

 kings, viz. 



'Amr 



His origin is unknown according to Ibn Qotaybah p. 411. Mas'udy and Hamzah 

 identify him erroneously with Mozayqiya. 



..A.. 



Zayd al-Harith I. 1st King Jafnah 



called Moharriq, and from him the whole (Mas'udy ; Hamzah, Nos. 



dynasty is called ai Moharriq (Ibn Qotay- 2 and 14) contemporary 



bah and Mas'udy). Hamah places instead of Aswad King of Hyrah. 

 of him Jafnah and says he reigned 45 

 (lunar) years and 3 months. \ 



Zayd Manat 'Amr I. 2nd King. 



I mentioned only by Hamzah (No. 3) reigned 5 years. Built the 



convents of Haly, Job and Hannad. 



Hind Tha'labah, 3rd King. 



mother of Mondzir (Mas'udy and Hamzah No. 4.) Built 'Iqyah and the 



Ming of Hyrah who fortress of Ghadyr in the Hawran not far from the Balqa. 



was born about Reigned 17 years. 

 A. D. 400. 



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r 



Arqam al-Harith II. 4th King, 



mentioned by Mas'udy who calls him erroneously Ibn Maria ; and by 

 1 Hamzah (Nos. 5 and 24) reigned twenty or twenty-six years. Was 



defeated by the Romans in 488. See Vincent, p. 248 note. 



Maria Abu Shimr, Jabalah I. 5th King, 



d'zat qortayn wife mentioned by Mas'udy and Hamzah (Nos. 6 and 25.) Built 

 of Jabalah. Qanatir, Adraj and Qastal. (Castellum ?) Reigned 10 or 17 



years. 



