Abdsamiya
Ruler of Mesopotamian kingdom of Hatra from c. 180 to c. 205
About Abdsamiya
Born 150.
Abdsamiya was a king of Hatra, an ancient city and kingdom in ancient Mesopotamia. He reigned from about AD 180 to 205. Abdsamiya was the son of king Sanatruq I and the father of Sanatruq II. Abdsamiya is known from eight inscriptions found at Hatra. One of them reports the building of a porticus for the king and is dated to year 504 of the Seleucid era (AD 192/93). Another inscription appears on a statue and is dated to AD 201/202. Abdsamiya is most likely also mentioned by Herodian (3.1.3), where he is named as Barsemias,
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Who was Abdsamiya?
ruler of Mesopotamian kingdom of Hatra from c. 180 to c. 205
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Abdsamiya was born in 150.
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