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Abibaal (Phoenician: 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤁𐤏𐤋, romanized: ʾabībaʿl, "My father is Baal") was a king of Tyre in the 10th century BC, father of the famous Hiram I. The only information known about him is derived from two passages in Josephus's Against Apion, i.117 and i.118.
Hiram I ( Phoenician: 𐤇𐤓𐤌 Ḥirōm "my brother is exalted", Hebrew: חירם Ḥīrām, Modern Arabic: حيرام, also called Hirom or Huram) [1] was the Phoenician king of Tyre according to the Hebrew Bible. His regnal years have been calculated by some as 980 to 947 BC, in succession to his father, Abibaal.
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- Egyptian Period
- Phoenician Golden Age
- Assyrian Period
- Persian Period
Some kings of Byblos from an early period are known from Egyptian and local fonds: 1. Ib-dadi, contemporary of Amar-Sin. 2. Abishemu I, probably contemporary of Amenemhat III. 3. Yapi-shemu-abi, contemporary of Amenemhat IV. 4. Yakin-ilu, contemporary of Sehetepibre I/II. 5. Yantin-ʿammu, contemporary of Zimri-Lim, probably identical to Yantin, con...
Rib-Hadda, writer of dozens of Amarna letters.c.1340s BC.Aziru (King of the Amurru kingdom), c.1320? BC.Zakar Baal, mentiond in Story of Wenamun.1100s BC.1000s BC Ahiramc.1000 BC Zakar Baal (II?)c.980 BC Ithobaalc.940 BC YahimilikAshurnasirpal IIreceived tributes from the kings of the sea coast, among them the king of Byblos. 1. Safatba‘al II (Sibitti-biʿil in Akkadian), mentioned among the kings of who brought payment to Tiglath-Pileser IIIin his 8th year (738 BC). 2. Urumilki (Ūru-milki in Akkadian), mentioned in a list of the kings of the land Amurru (the Levant) who bro...
c. 500 BC Safatba'al (III)c. 480 BC Urimilk IIc. 470 BC Yeḥarbaal (son of Urimilk II)c. 450 BC Yehawmilk(son of Yeḥarbaal)Abibaal: 993–981 BC: His beginning date is conjectural. Hiram I: 980–947 BC: Contemporary of David and Solomon Baal-Eser I (Balazeros I, Ba‘l-mazzer I) 946–930 BC: Abdastartus (‘Abd-‘Astart) 929–921 BC: Astartus (‘Ashtart) 920–901 BC: Killed predecessor. First of 4 brothers to reign. Deleastartus (Dalay-‘Ashtart) 900–889 ...
Abibaal becomes king of Sidon . 935 BCE - 919 BCE. Baal -eser I reigns as king of Tyre . 920 BCE. Yehimilk becomes king of Sidon . 918 BCE - 910 BCE. Abdastrato reigns as king of Tyre . 909 BCE - 898 BCE. Methustratos reigns as king of Tyre . 900 BCE. Elibaal becomes king of Sidon . 897 BCE - 889 BCE. Astharymos reigns as king of Tyre . 888 BCE.
Apr 29, 2016 · The governments of such Phoenician cities as Tyre, Sidon, and Byblos were led by hereditary monarchs throughout their history. Those individual cities typically acted autonomously from each other and only rarely did they form mutual alliances. The absolute power of the Phoenician kings, even if they had at their disposal a council of elders for ...
