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Gedaliah from Wikipedia

According to the Hebrew Bible, Gedaliah (pronounced /ɡɛdəˈlaɪ.ə/ or /ɡɨˈdɑːljə/; Hebrew: גְּדַלְיָּה G'dalyyah) was appointed by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon as governor of Yehud province,[1] which was formed after the defeat of the Kingdom of Judah and the destruction of Jerusalem, in a part of the territory that previously formed the kingdom. He ...

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Hattusili Iii in Wikipedia

Hattusili III (Hittite: "from Hattusa") was a king of the Hittite empire (New Kingdom or Late Empire) ca. 1267–1237 BC (short chronology)[1]. He was the fourth and last son of Mursili II. Mursili appointed Hattusili as priest of Sausga of Samuha, and Hattusili remained loyal to the "Ishtar of Samuha" to the end of his days. His older brother Muwat...

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Enlil-Nasir Ii

Enlil-Nasir II was the king of Assyria from 1420 BC to 1414 BC. The brother of Ashur-nadin-ahhe I, he seized the throne in a successful coup....

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Eriba-Adad Ii

Eriba-Adad II was King of Assyria from 1055 to 1054 BC. He succeeded his father, Assur-bel-kala, but reigned for only two years before the throne was usurped by his uncle, Samshi-Adad IV, who later ruled for four years.[1] Beyond this, little is known of his reign....

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Enlil-nirari was King of Assyria from 1330 BC to 1319 BC, or

Enlil-nirari was King of Assyria from 1330 BC to 1319 BC, or from 1317 BC to 1308 BC. He fought against Kurigalzu, one of the mightiest Kassite kings of Babylon and son of Ashur-uballit I, in the battle of Sugagu to establish the boundary between both states....

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Erridupizir from Wikipedia

Erridupizir was a Gutian ruler in Sumer from ca. 2141 BC to 2138 BC (short chronology). His reign is attested by a royal inscription at Nippur where he calls himself "King of Guti, King of the Four Quarters." [1] [2] [3]...

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Gilgamesh from Wikipedia

Gilgamesh (Akkadian cuneiform: 𒄑𒂆𒈦 [𒄑𒂆𒈦], Gilgameš, also known as Bilgames in the earliest text[1]) was the fifth king of Uruk (Early Dynastic II, first dynasty of Uruk), ruling 126 years, according to the Sumerian king list. He was said to be contemporary with some of the earliest archaeologically-kn...

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Eannatum in Wikipedia

Eannatum was a Sumerian king of Lagash who established one of the first verifiable empires in history. One inscription of his, found on a boulder, states that Eannatum was his Sumerian name, while his "Tidnu" (Syrian?) name was Lumma. Conquest of Sumer Eannatum, grandson of Ur-Nanshe, was a king of Lagash who conquered all of Sumer, including Ur,...

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Gudea in Wikipedia

Gudea was a ruler (ensi) of the city of Lagash in Southern Mesopotamia who ruled ca. 2144 - 2124 BC. He probably did not come from the city, but had married Ninalla, daughter of the ruler Urbaba (2164 - 2144 BC) of Lagash, thus gaining entrance to the royal house of Lagash. He was succeeded by his son Ur-Ningirsu. Inscriptions Inscriptions mention...

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Elah in Wikipedia

Elah may refer to: * Elah, one of the Names of God in Judaism * King Elah of Israel * The Valley of Elah, where the biblical David fought Goliath * Elah, a member of the Edomite clan * Elah is a type of terebinth tree * In the Valley of Elah, a 2007 film...

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