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Kirikiri in Wikipedia

KiriKiri (吉里吉里?) is a scripting engine by Japanese developer "W.Dee". It is almost exclusively used with the KAG (KiriKiri Adventure Game System) framework to produce visual novels. Usually, the package of the two components is regarded as the whole engine, and referenced with major version numbers. Thus, the current version is called KiriKiri2/KAG...

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Idrimi in Wikipedia

Idrimi was the king of Alalakh in the 15th century BC. Idrimi was a Hurrianised Semitic son of the king of Aleppo who had been deposed by the new regional master, Barattarna, king of the Mitanni. Nevertheless he succeeded in regaining his seat and was recognized as a vassal by Barattarna. Idrimi founded the kingdom of Mushki[citation needed], and ...

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Jehoahaz Of Israel

Jehoahaz of Israel (Hebrew: יְהוֹאָחָז‎, meaning "Jehovah has held"; Latin: Joachaz) was king of Israel and the son of Jehu (2 Kings 10:35). William F. Albright has dated his reign to 815 BC – 801 BC, while E. R. Thiele offers the dates 814 BC – 798 BC.[1] A stamp seal dated to the end of the 7th century BC has been found with the inscription "[bel...

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Jeroboam Ii in Wikipedia

Jeroboam II (Hebrew: ירבעם השני or יָרָבְעָם‎; Greek: Ιεροβοάμ; Latin: Jeroboam) was the son and successor of Jehoash, (alternatively spelled Joash), and the fourteenth king of the ancient Kingdom of Israel, over which he ruled for forty-one years according to 2 Kings (2 Kings 14:23). His reign was contemporary with those of Amaziah (2 Kings 14:23)...

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Hiram I in Wikipedia

Hiram I (Hebrew: חִירָם, "high-born"; Standard Hebrew Ḥiram, Tiberian vocalization Ḥîrām, Arabic: حيرام), according to the Bible, was the Phoenician king of Tyre. He reigned from 980 BC to 947 BC, succeeding his father, Abibaal. Hiram was succeeded as king of Tyre by his son Baal-Eser I.[1] Hiram is also mentioned in the writings of Menander of Eph...

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Ku-Baba in Wikipedia

Kubaba (in the Weidner or Esagila Chronicle;[1] Sumerian: Kug-Bau) is the only queen on the Sumerian king list, which states she reigned for 100 years - roughly in the "Early Dynastic III" period (ca. 2500-2330 BC) of Sumerian history. Most versions of the king list place her alone in her own dynasty, the 3rd Dynasty of Kish, following the defeat o...

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Ikunum in wikipedia

Ikunum was the king of Assyria between 1867 BC to 1860 BC and the son of Ilushuma Reign He is known for building a temple for the God Ninkigal.[1], for strengtheing the fortifications of the city of Assur and maintained commercial colonies in Asia Minor and Turkey.[2] Limmu officials by year The 15 annual limmu officials from the year of accessio...

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Hosea in Wikipedia

Hosea (Hebrew: הוֹשֵׁעַ, Modern Hoshea Tiberian Hôšēăʻ ; "Salvation of/is the Lord", Greek Ὠσηέ = Ōsēe) was the son of Beeri and a prophet in Israel in the 8th century BC. He is one of the Twelve Prophets of the Jewish Hebrew Bible, also known as the Minor Prophets of the Christian Old Testament. Hosea is often seen as a "prophet of doom", but unde...

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Jehoiakim in Wikipedia

Jehoiakim (Hebrew: יְהוֹיָקִים, Modern Tiberian "he whom Jehovah has set up", also sometimes spelled Jehoikim; Greek: Ιωακιμ; Latin: Joakim), c. 635-597 BC, reign 608-597 BC, was king of Judah. He was the second son of king Josiah by Zebidah the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.[1] His birth name was Eliakim (Hebrew: אֶלְיָקִים, Modern {{{2}}} Tiberian...

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Jezebel in Wikipedia

Jezebel (Hebrew: אִיזֶבֶל / אִיזָבֶל, Modern Izével / Izável Tiberian ʾÎzéḇel / ʾÎzāḇel) (fl. 9th century B.C.) was a Phoenician princess,[1] identified in the Hebrew Book of Kings as the daughter of Ethbaal, King of the Sidonians[2] (Phoenicians) and the wife of Ahab, king of north Israel. According to genealogies given in Josephus and other class...

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