List of Aramean kings


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.

Kings

Aramean kings are known from various inscriptions, and some are also mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.

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NameReignNotes
Gabbarca 920/ca. 900 – 880Dynasty founder
Bamahca. 880–865son of Gabbar
Hayyaca. 865–840son of Bamah
Ša-ilca. 840–830son of Hayya
Kilamuwaca. 830–820brother of Ša-il
Qarlica. 820–790son of Ahabbu?, he unified Sam'al and Y'DY
Panamuwa Ica. 790–750son of Qarli, synonym Panammu
Bar-Surca. 750son of Panamuwa I
Panamuwa IIca. 743–727son of Bar-Sur, synonym Panammu
Bar-Rakib727–713/711son of Panamuwa II

[Palmyrene Empire]

The Palmyrene rulers may have had both Arab and Aramean ancestry.
NameReignNotes
Odaenathus260–267Founder of the Palmyrene monarchy, dropped the King title and started using King of Kings by 263
Hairan I263–267Made co-King of Kings by his father.
Maeonius267–267No evidence exist for his reign, but he allegedly murdered Odaenathus and his son, Hairan and attempted a usurpation
Vaballathus267–272Dropped the "King of Kings" title in 270, replacing it with the Latin rex and declared emperor in 271. Reigned under the regency of his mother, Zenobia.
Zenobia267–272Ruled as a regent for her children and did not claim to rule in her own right.
Septimius Antiochus273–273Possibly a son of Zenobia.