“I’m Dhū Nuwās (Arabic: ذُو نُوَاس), real name Yūsuf Asʾar Yathʾar (Musnad: 𐩺𐩥𐩪𐩰 𐩱𐩪𐩱𐩧 𐩺𐩻𐩱𐩧, Yws¹f ʾs¹ʾr Yṯʾr), Yosef Nu'as (Hebrew: יוסף נואס), or Yūsuf ibn Sharhabil (Arabic: يُوْسُف ٱبْن شَرْحَبِيْل), I’m also known as Masruq in Syriac, and Dounaas (Δουναας) in Medieval Greek, I was a Jewish king of Himyar reigning between 522–530 AD who I came to renown on account of my persecutions of peoples of other religions, notably Christians, living in my kingdom. I was also known as Zur'ah in the Arab traditions.