Mūtiba

Ancient people in the Deccan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mūtiba (Sanskrit: Mūtiba, Mūvīpa, and Mūcīpa; Latin Modubae) was an ancient tribe of south-central South Asia whose existence is attested during the Iron Age.[1][2]

Location

The precise location Mūtibas is yet uncertain. The Roman author Pliny located them between the "Modogalingae," (likely Mudgagiri or Maudgalyana, ie Munger) who lived on a large island in the Gaṅgā, and the Āndhras, and associates them with the Molindae (Pulindas) and the Uberae (Savaras).[2]

The name Mūcīpa, by which the Śāṅkhāyana Śrauta Sūtra calls the Mūtibas, might be connected to the name of the Musi river.[2]

History

The Mūtibas already existed as a tribe during the time of the Brāhmaṇas.[1]

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