ABSTRACT
The sources for the sixth-century Arabs are dominated by a small group of individuals. In the Arabian Peninsula, the family of Hujr of Kinda in the guise of another al-Harith and his sons and grandsons appear and there. The church and the mosaic itself were first published in Arabic by archaeologists conducting the rescue work at Tall al-Umayri East, but unfortunately no detailed, high resolution photographs were taken. The Arab-Islamic tradition asserts that Arethas had given his daughter, Hind, in marriage to Alamoundaros, linking the leading clan at al-Hira with Arethas, Kinda, and therefore Maadd. Plans were already afoot for the conquests in the Mediterranean, and the situation in South Arabia had stabilised due to the aggressive response of Kaleb to the activities of Joseph and his court. The sixth century was of tremendous importance for the history of Arab leadership in the Middle East.
