Aramean kings were kings of the ancient Arameans , and rulers of various Aramean states that existed throughout the Levant and Mesopotamia during the 14th and 13th centuries BC, before being absorbed by various other empires such as the Neo-Assyrian Empire , Neo-Babylonian Empire and the Achaemenid Empire .
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King Hazael of Aram-Damascus
Aramean kings are known from various inscriptions, and some are also mentioned in the Hebrew Bible .
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Gusi ca. 870 Dynasty founder
Hadram ca. 860–830 son of Gusi (Arame)
Attar-šumki I ca. 830–800 / 805–796[ citation needed ] son of Hadram, synonym Bar-Guš[ citation needed ]
Bar-Hadad ca. 800 son of Attar-šumki I, reign unclear
Attar-šumki II 1st half 8th century son of Bar-Hadad
Mati-Ilu mid 8th century son of Attar-šumki II
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King Bar Rakib on his throne, before him stands a scribe Bit Gabbari
A stele of the Aramean king Bar-Rakib
King Panamuwa standing in front of Mesopotamian deities
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Kasku
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Bar-Ga'ya mid 8th century Possibly an Assyrian high official
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Bahianu - -
Abisalmu - -
Kapara 950–875 BC He built a monumental palace in Neo-Hittite style discovered by Max von Oppenheim in 1911, with a rich decoration of statues and relief orthostats
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Ammi-Ba'al 900–879 BC He was king of Bit-Zamani , or Northwest Mesopotamia known for his rivals against Tukulti-Ninurta II .
Bur-Ramman 879–866 Successor of Ammi-Ba'al
Ilan 879–866 BC Successor and brother of Bur-Ramman
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Adin(i) 883–876 BC He was the first king of Bit-Adini [5]
Akhuni Bar-Adin 876–858 BC Successor and descent of Adin and defeated by Ashurnasirpal II [5]
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Odaenathus 260–267 Founder of the Palmyrene monarchy, dropped the King title and started using King of Kings by 263
Hairan I 263–267 Made co-King of Kings by his father.[6]
Maeonius 267–267 No evidence exist for his reign,[7] but he allegedly murdered Odaenathus and his son, Hairan and attempted a usurpation
Vaballathus 267–272 Dropped the "King of Kings" title in 270, replacing it with the Latin rex (king) and declared emperor in 271.[8] Reigned under the regency of his mother, Zenobia .[9]
Zenobia 267–272 Ruled as a regent for her children and did not claim to rule in her own right.[9]
Septimius Antiochus 273–273 Possibly a son of Zenobia.
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Alessandra Gilibert: Syro-Hittite Monumental Art and the Archaeology of Performance . Berlin 2011, p. 135.