Abdsamiya

Abdsamiya was a ruler of Hatra who ruled from around 180 to 198/199 AD.

Abdsamiya was the son of his predecessor Sanaṭrūq I and the father of his successor Sanaṭrūq II. He is known from eight inscriptions, two of which are again dated. One is from the year 192/93, the other inscription is probably posthumous and is on a statue. It dates to the year 201 AD. Abdsamiya is also mentioned as Barsemias by the Greek historian Herodian (3, 1, 3). According to Herodian, Abdsamiya is said to have supported Pescennius Niger against Septimius Severus in 193 . A statue of him dates back to before he took the throne. There are various inscriptions that mention him as the Crown Prince.

literature

Michael Sommer : Hatra. History and culture of a caravan town in the Roman-Parthian Mesopotamia (= Zabern's illustrated books on archeology . = Ancient world . Special volume). von Zabern, Mainz 2003, ISBN 3-8053-3252-1 , pp. 23–241.
Stefan R. Hauser : Hatra and the Kingdom of the Arabs. In: Josef Wiesehöfer (ed.): The Parthian Empire and its testimonies. Contributions from the international colloquium, Eutin (June 27-30, 1996). = The Arsacid Empire. Sources and Documentation (= Historia . Individual writings. 122). Steiner, Stuttgart 1998, ISBN 3-515-07331-0 , pp. 493-528, here p. 503.

Individual evidence

^ Hans Erik Mathiesen: Sculpture in the Parthian Empire. A Study in Chronology. Volume 2: Catalog. Aaarhus University Press, Aarhus 1992, ISBN 87-7288-311-1 , pp. 210-211, fig. 77.

predecessor	Office	successor
Sanaṭrūq I.	Ruler of Hatra around 180 to 198/199 AD.	Sanaṭrūq II.

personal data
SURNAME	Abdsamiya
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Ruler of Hatra
DATE OF BIRTH	before 180
DATE OF DEATH	after 198

[1] Hans Erik Mathiesen: Sculpture in the Parthian Empire. A Study in Chronology. Volume 2: Catalog. Aaarhus University Press, Aarhus 1992, ISBN 87-7288-311-1 , pp. 210-211, fig. 77.