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Aryamani
Aryamani was a king of Kush who ruled from Meroë in the early Meroitic period, first half of the 3rd century BC, known above all from donation stelae found at Kawa.
Aryat (Aksumite general)
Aryat, also written Ariat, is the commander whom Arabic tradition credits with leading the Aksumite invasion of Himyarite Yemen around 525, ending with his death in a duel with Abraha.
Aryenis
Aryenis was a princess of Lydia, daughter of King Alyattes and sister of Croesus, given in marriage to Astyages of Media to seal the peace of 585 BC.
Arzawa
Arzawa was a kingdom, or group of kingdoms, in western Anatolia during the Late Bronze Age, the Hittites' most powerful western rival until its power was broken by Mursili II.
As'ad Abu Karib
As'ad Abu Karib, also known as Tubbaʿ Abū Karib Asʿad, was a king of Ḥimyar in ancient South Arabia who reigned from about 384 to 433 CE.
Ashakhet I
Ashakhet I was a Memphite priest of the Ptah cult in the early Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt, known from the genealogy on Serapeum stele Louvre 96 and dated to the reign of Amenemnisu.
Ashama ibn Abjar
Ashama ibn Abjar, called An-Najashi or the Negus, was the Christian king of Aksum who gave shelter to the first Muslim emigrants from Mecca around 615 CE and died in 630.
Asharid-apal-Ekur
Asharid-apal-Ekur was a king of Assyria who reigned two years, 1075–1074 BC, between his father Tiglath-pileser I and his brother Ashur-bel-kala, and left no royal inscriptions.
Ashayet
Ashayet, also read Ashait, was a queen consort of Mentuhotep II in Eleventh Dynasty Egypt, buried in a shaft tomb at his Deir el-Bahari temple.
Ashdoda
The Ashdoda is an Iron Age clay figurine from Ashdod depicting a seated goddess whose body merges into her chair, a hallmark of early Philistine religion.
Ashduni-yarim
Ashduni-yarim (Ašdūni-arim) was an early Old Babylonian ruler of the Mesopotamian city of Kish, known from royal inscriptions describing an eight-year war and building works.
Ashkur-Addu
Aškur-Addu, son of Samu-Addu, was king of Karana in the Upper Habur region during the Old Babylonian period, known almost entirely from the royal archive at Mari.
Ashur (god)
Ashur (Aššur, Assur) was the national god and chief deity of the Assyrian pantheon, personifying the city of Ashur on the Tigris; land, city, and god shared one name, and Assyria derives from it.
Ashur-bel-kala
Ashur-bel-kala, also written Aššur-bēl-kala, was king of Assyria from about 1074 to 1056 BC, a son of Tiglath-Pileser I who fought the Arameans and rebuilt temples at Assur.
Ashur-bel-nisheshu
Ashur-bel-nisheshu (Aššur-bēl-nīšēšu) was king of Assyria for nine years, dated 1417–1409 or 1407–1399 BC, best known for a boundary treaty and oath with Karaindaš, king of Kassite Babylonia.
Ashur-dan I
Ashur-dan I, also written Assur-dan I, was the 83rd king of Assyria during the Middle Assyrian period, reigning about 46 years, from about 1178 to 1133 BC.
Ashur-dan II
Ashur-dan II, also known as Aššur-dān II, was king of Assyria from 934 to 912 BC, counted as the first king of the Neo-Assyrian period.
Ashur-dan III
Ashur-dan III (Aššur-dān III) was king of Assyria from 772 to 755 BC, son of Adad-nirari III, whose reign of plagues and revolts marked the age of the magnates.
Ashur-danin-pal
Ashur-danin-pal was an Assyrian prince, son and crown prince of King Shalmaneser III, who led a great revolt against his father in the late 820s BC.
Ashur-nadin-ahhe I
Ashur-nadin-ahhe I (Aššur-nādin-aḫḫē I) was an early Middle Assyrian king, entry 66 of the Assyrian King List, son of Ashur-rabi I and predecessor of Enlil-nasir II.
Ashur-nadin-ahhe II
Ashur-nadin-ahhe II (Aššur-nādin-ahhē II) was an Assyrian king of the late 15th and early 14th century BC, known mainly from the Amarna letter EA 16.
Ashur-nadin-apli
Ashur-nedin-apli was a King of Assyria who seized the throne during his father's lifetime, with reigns of three or four years, dated 1206–1203 BC or 1196–1193 BC.
Ashur-nadin-shumi
Ashur-nadin-shumi, also Aššur-nādin-šumi, was a son of the Assyrian king Sennacherib whom his father made king of Babylon; he reigned six years until the Elamites captured and deported him to Elam in 694 BC.
Ashur-nirari I
Ashur-nirari I was a king of Assyria in the early Middle Assyrian period, the 60th ruler in the Assyrian King List, where he is credited with 26 years.
Ashur-nirari II
Ashur-nirari II (Aššur-nērārī II) was a king of Assyria in the mid-fifteenth century BC, the 68th ruler on the Assyrian King List and son of Enlil-nasir II.
Ashur-nirari III
Ashur-nirari III (Aššur-nērārī III) was a king of Assyria who reigned six years around 1202–1197 BC, a grandson of Tukulti-Ninurta I who ruled a kingdom weakened by his grandfather's assassination.
Ashur-nirari IV
Ashur-nirari IV (Aššur-nērāri IV) was king of Assyria from 1018 to 1013 BC, the 94th king in the list and a son of Shalmaneser II.
Ashur-nirari V
Ashur-nirari V (Aššur-nērārī V) was king of Assyria from 754 to 745 BC, a son of Adad-nirari III whose weak reign ended in rebellion and the accession of Tiglath-pileser III.
Ashur-rabi II
Ashur-rabi II, also known as Aššur-rābi II, was king of Assyria from 1012 to 972 BC, a 41-year reign among the longest of any Assyrian monarch.
Ashur-resh-ishi I
Ashur-resh-ishi I (Aššur-rēš-iši I) was a king of Assyria in the late twelfth century BC who reigned 1132–1115 BC and was the father and predecessor of Tiglath-pileser I.