the two greek manuscripts of the "periplus" give the names , "kharibaḗl", or , "kharibaḗla", latinized as "charibael" or "charibaël". there is now widespread agreement that the name represents a transcription of the sabaean name "karibʾīl" (sabaean:, , "blessed by" or "following god"). pace glaser & schoff, this was not a title but was a regnal name shared by numerous other south arabian rulers.