Mūtiba

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," 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]

References
  1. Raychaudhuri 1953, p. 92.
  2. Raychaudhuri 1953, p. 94.

Further reading
  • Raychaudhuri, Hemchandra (1953). Political History of Ancient India: From the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of Gupta Dynasty. University of Calcutta.
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