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Kings Of Ammon
The following is a list of rulers currently known from the history of the ancient Levantine kingdom Ammon. Ammon was originally ruled by a king, called the "king of the children of Ammon" (Ammonite language, Ammonite: 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤁𐤍𐤏𐤌𐤍 ''maleḵ banīʿAmān''; '). After the conquest of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, Neo-Babylonian and Achaemenid Empires, Ammon was maintained by an administrator ( ', literally "servant"; ''hēgoúmenos'', "leader"). Only a modest number of Ammonite kings are known today, mostly from the Bible and epigraphic inscriptions. Rulers of Ammon Kings of Ammon * Getal or Giteal ( ''Gitʾal''; early 11th century B.C.) Ammonite king unnamed in but identified by Pseudo-Philo in his ''Biblical Antiquities''. ---- * Nahash of Ammon, Nahash ( ''Nāḥāš''; mid eleventh century B.C.) * Hanun, Hanun son of Nahash ( ''Ḥānūn''; early tenth century B.C.) * Shobi, Shobi son of Nahash ( ''Šōḇī''; early tenth century B.C.) ---- * Rehob of Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Statue Of An Ammonite Deified King On Display At The Jordan Museum
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