Abdsamiya
Abdsamiya (Hatran Aramaic: 𐣯𐣡𐣣𐣮𐣬𐣩𐣠) was a king of Hatra, an ancient city and kingdom in ancient Mesopotamia (Iraq). 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).[1] There he appears as Barsemias. He supported Pescennius Niger against Septimius Severus in AD 192.
| Abdsamiya | |
|---|---|
| King (malkā) | |
 Absadmiya, son of Sanatruq I, as a young Prince. National Museum of Iraq | |
| Reign | 180–205 AD |
| Predecessor | Sanatruq I |
| Successor | Sanatruq II |
| Died | c. 205 AD |
| Issue | Sanatruq II (son) |
| Father | Sanatruq I |
References
Literature
- Michael Sommer: Hatra. Geschichte und Kultur einer Karawanenstadt im römisch-parthischen Mesopotamien. von Zabern, Mainz 2003, ISBN 3-8053-3252-1, p. 23-24.
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