MARITHI MONTES
MARITHI MONTES (
τὰ Μάριθα or
Μάρειθα ὄρη) a mountain chain in the interior of Arabia, the middle of which is placed by Ptolemy, who alone mentions them, in long. 80° 30‘, lat. 21° 30‘, and round which he groups the various tribes of this part of the peninsula, viz., the Melangitae (
Μελαγγῖται) and Dachareni (al. Dacharemoizae,
Δαχαρηνοί), on the north; the Zeritae (
Ζειρῖται), Bliulaei (
Βλιουλαῖοι), and Omanitae (
Ὀμαγκῖται), on the south; to the east of the last were the Cattabeni, extending to the Montes Asaborum. [MELANES MONTES.] (
Ptol. 6.7.20.) They appear to correspond in situation with the
Jebel ‘Athal, on the south of
Wady-el-Aftân, in Ritter's map. (Forster,
Geog. of Arabia, vol. ii. p. 266.)
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