Amminadab I of Ammon

Amminadab I
King of Ammon
Reignc. 650s–640s BCE
PredecessorPudu-il[1]
SuccessorHissalel
Bornc. early 7th BCE
IssueHissalel

Amminadab I (Ammonite: π€π€Œπ€π€ƒπ€ *ΚΏamΔ«nādāb ('mndb); Akkadian: π’„ π’ˆͺπ’ˆΎπ’€œπ’‰ am-mi-na-ad-bi; "my people are generous") was king of Ammon c. 650 BCE.

Reign

He is mentioned in Assyrian inscriptions from the reign of Assurbanipal (r. 669-631 BCE). He was one of the rebellious client kings punished by Assurbanipal during the latter's Arabian campaign.

Attestation

He is mentioned on an inscription on a bottle unearthed at Tel Siran in Jordan, which inscription reads: 'mndb mlk bn'mn (Ammonite: π€π€Œπ€π€ƒπ€ π€Œπ€‹π€Š 𐀁𐀍𐀏𐀌𐀍) / bn hsl'l mlk bn'mn (Ammonite: 𐀁𐀍 𐀄𐀔𐀋𐀀𐀋 𐀁𐀍𐀏𐀌𐀍) / bn'mndb mlk bn'mn (Ammonite: π€π€π€π€Œπ€π€ƒπ€ π€Œπ€‹π€Š 𐀁𐀍𐀏𐀌𐀍) "Amminadab [II] king of the Ammonites son of Hassal'il king of the Ammonites son of Amminadab king of the Ammonites [I]."[2]

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