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Ammi-Ditana in Wikipedia

Ammi-Ditana was a king of Babylon who reigned from 1683-1640s BC. He was preceded by Abi-Eshuh. Year-names survive for the first 37 years of his reign, plus fragments for a few possible additional years. His reign was a largely peaceful one; he was primarily engaged in enriching and enlarging the temples, and a few other building projects, although...

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Anam in Wikipedia

Anam may refer to: * ANAM, the Australian National Academy of Music * Anam (album), an album by the Irish band Clannad * Anam Station, a station on the Seoul Metropolitan Subway and serving Korea University * Anam, more usually Annam, the name of a former territory in central Vietnam with the capital city Hué * Anam language * Anam (name), a...

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Apil-Sin in Wikipedia

Apil-Sin was a King in the First Dynasty of Babylon. He reigned ca. 1767 BC - 1749 BC.[1]...

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Arnuwanda I

Arnuwanda I was a king of the Hittite empire (New kingdom), ca. the early 14th century BC (short chronology)....

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Ammi-Saduqa in Wordpress

Ammi-Saduqa (or Ammisaduqa, Ammizaduga) was a king (ca. 1582 – 1562 BC short chronology) of the First Dynasty of Babylon. Some 21 year-names survive for his reign, including the first 17. The names indicate that these years were fairly peaceful ones for the kingdom of Ammi-Saduqa, who was primarily engaged in enriching and enlarging the temples, an...

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Anitta in Wikipedia

Anitta, son of Pithana, was a king of Kussara, a city that has yet to be identified. He is the earliest known ruler to compose a text in the Hittite language. Anitta reigned in the 17th century BC (short chronology) and is the author of the Anitta text (CTH 1.A, edited in StBoT 18, 1974)[1], the oldest known text in the Hittite language (and the o...

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Apries in Wikipedia

Apries (Απριης) is the name by which Herodotus (ii. 161) and Diodorus (i. 68) designate Wahibre Haaibre, Ουαφρης (Pharaoh-Hophra), a pharaoh of Egypt (589 BC - 570 BC), the fourth king (counting from Psamtik I) of the Twenty-sixth dynasty of Egypt. He was equated with the Waphres of Manetho, who correctly records that he reigned for 19 years. Aprie...

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Arnuwanda Ii in Wikipedia

Arnuwanda II was a king of the Hittite Empire (new kingdom) ca. 1322–1321 BC (short chronology). He succeeded his father Suppiluliuma I, who succumbed to the plague which Egyptian captives from his Canaan campaign had brought with them to the Hittite heartland. Later Hittite documents reveal that Arnuwanda had also caught this plague. His younger ...

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Ammishtamru I in Wikipedia

Ammittamru I was the first ruler and king of the Ancient Syrian city of Ugarit who ruled ca. 1350 BC....

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Antiochus I Soter in Wikipedia

This article is about the Seleucid King of the third century BC. For the king of Commagene of the first century BC, see Antiochus I Theos of Commagene. Antiochus I Soter (Greek: Αντίοχος Α' Σωτήρ, i.e. Antiochus the Savior, unknown - 261 BC), was a king of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire. He reigned from 281 BC - 261 BC. Antiochus I was half Pers...

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