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Zimri in Wikipedia

Zimri (prince) Zimri was the Prince of the Tribe of Simeon during the time of the Israelites in the desert. At Shittim (Num. 25:6-15) he took part in the Heresy of Peor, taking as a paramour a Midianite woman, Cozbi. Zimri openly defied Moses before the people who were standing at the entrance of the Tabernacle by going in to the Midianite, but Phi...

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Zimri-Lim in Wikipedia

Zimrilim was king of Mari from about 1779 to 1757 BCE. He was the son and heir of Iakhdunlim, but was forced to flee to Yamkhad when his father was assassinated by his own servants during a coup. The city was occupied by Shamshi-Adad I, the king of Assur, who put his own son Yasmah-Adad on the throne. Shortly after the death of Shamshi-Adad I, Zim...

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Zuzu in Wikipedia

Zuzu is an administrative ward in the Dodoma Urban district of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. According to the 2002 census, the ward has a total population of 5,371.[1]...

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Ur-Nanshe in Wikipedia

Ur-Nanshe (or Ur-Nina) was the first king of the dynasty of Lagash, probably in the first half of the 24th century BC (short chronology). He ascended after Lugal-Sha-Gen-Sur (Lugal-Suggur), who was the patesi, or high priest....

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Zidanta I in Wikipedia

Zidanta I was a king of the Hittites (Old Kingdom), ruling for 10 years, ca. 1560–1550 BC (short chronology)....

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Untash-Napirisha (Untash-Humban)in Wikipedia

Untash-Napirisha was king of Elam from about 1275 to 1240 BC. He was the son of the previous king, Khumban-Numena. His original name was 'Untash-Khumban', but out of respect, he later changed the last half of his name to napirisha (Elamite for 'great God'). Today, he is best known for building the religious complex Dur Untash (Choqa Zanbil). Alth...

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Ur-Ninurta in Wikipedia

Ninurta (Nin Ur: Lord of the Earth/Plough) in Sumerian and Akkadian mythology was the god of Lagash, identified with Ningirsu with whom he may always have been identical. In older transliteration the name is rendered Ninib and in early commentary he was sometimes portrayed as a solar deity. In Nippur, Ninurta was worshiped as part of a triad of de...

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Tirigan

Tirigan (Proto-O.N. Tyr+gund, (Tyr's battle) was the last Gutian ruler in Sumer, who ruled for 40 days before being defeated by Utu-hengal of Uruk, ca. 2050 BC (short chronology).[1][2] "Tirigan ruled for 40 days. 21 kings; they ruled for { (ms. L1+N1 has:) 124 years and 40 days } { (ms. Su3+Su4 has instead:) 25 years }. Then the army of Gutium wa...

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Zedekiah (=Mattaniah) in Wikipedia

Zedekiah or Tzidkiyahu (Hebrew: צִדְקִיָּהוּ, Modern Tsidkiyyahu Tiberian Ṣiḏqiyyā́hû ; "My righteousness is Yahweh"; Greek: Ζεδεκίας, Zedekías; Latin: Sedecias) was the last king of Judah before the destruction of the kingdom by Babylon. He was installed as king of Judah by Nebuchadnezzar II, king of Babylon, after a siege of Jerusalem to succeed ...

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Urhi-Teshup (=Mursili Iii)in Wikipedia

Mursili III, also known as Urhi-Teshub, was the eldest surviving son of Muwatalli II. He assumed the throne of the Hittite empire (New kingdom) at Tarhuntassa as "Mursili" upon his father's death around 1272 BCE. The noted Hittologist Trevor Bryce erroneously credits this king with a reign of only 5 years and dates him at 1272 BC – 1267 BC[1] Howev...

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