Ayadaragalama
Ayadaragalama was the ninth king (around 1484–1457 BC) of the Meerland Dynasty , who ruled for around 350 years from around 1783 to 1415 BC. Ruled the south of Mesopotamia . Ayadaragalama is known from later king lists and chronicles, but also from some contemporary documents. He is one of the best attested rulers of this dynasty and is said to have ruled for 55 years.
Ayadaragalama is best known from the cuneiform texts that are now in the Schøyen Collection . The 474 texts probably come from a palace archive. Their exact location, however, is not known. You obviously come from a robbery . Further texts with his name were found in Tell Khaiber , making Ayadaragalama the best-known ruler of the Meerland dynasty.
In Mesopotamia at that time, dates were based on the years of rulership; the years were not simply counted, but named after important events. About fourteen annual names are attested for Ayadaragalama. Some of them report on religious events. We learn that the king placed a crown made of lapis lazuli and gold on the head of the god Ea . Another time it is reported that the ruler had wooden statues made for Enlil and Ea. Political events are rarer, after all a rebellion is mentioned once. Enemies from outside are mentioned twice.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Odette Boivin: The First Dynasty of the Sealand in Mesopotamia , Boston / Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-1-5015-1639-9 , pp. 33-37
- ↑ Boivin: The First Dynasty of the Sealand in Mesopotamia , pp. 10-11
- ↑ Boivin: The First Dynasty of the Sealand in Mesopotamia , pp. 248-250
- ↑ Boivin: The First Dynasty of the Sealand in Mesopotamia , p. 191
- ↑ Boivin: The First Dynasty of the Sealand in Mesopotamia , p. 123
| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Pešgaldarameš |
King of the Meerland dynasty 1484–1457 BC Chr. |
Akurduana |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Ayadaragalama |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ruler of the first Meerland dynasty |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1484 BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | uncertain: around 1457 BC Chr. |