He was only known as Za/Zuwa Alyaman (which means that "He comes from Yemen"). Some local legends state that Zuwa Alyaman was a member of one of the Yemenite Jewish communities which were either transported or voluntarily moved from the Himyarite Kingdom by the Ethiopian Kingdom of Axum in the sixth century after the defeat of Dhu Nuwas.
A certain individual, referred to as Za/Zuwa Alyaman (meaning "He comes from Yemen"), is all that is known about him. Certain local legends propose that Zuwa Alyaman was a member of one of the Yemenite Jewish communities that were either forcibly or voluntarily relocated from the Himyarite Kingdom by the Ethiopian Kingdom of Axum in the sixth century following the defeat of Dhu Nuwas.