Azrijau

Azrijau (also: Izrijau ) was a king of a city-state in Syria , mentioned in Assyrian inscriptions , who opposed the Assyrian great king Tiglat-Pileser III. rebelled.

In the annals of Tiglat-Pilesers III. is for the year 738 BC. A campaign reports in which the great king put down a revolt of Hamath and other Syrian kingdoms. It also mentions an Azrijau, but the name of his kingdom has not been preserved. This person was previously associated with Azariah of Judah , but this is impossible for chronological and geographical reasons. Instead, the thesis that it was a king of Ja'udi ( Sam'al ) spread. Despite its high level of acceptance, however, it is untenable, since the Sam'al kings are known by name at this time. The origin of Azrijau therefore remains uncertain. Rather, he may be with the KingdomLink Hatarikka-Luhuti .

Another cuneiform fragment, which was interpreted as Azrijau, must be completed and read differently and is therefore omitted for the discussion.

It is interesting that the name contains the theophore element * -jau and thus testifies to the worship of the god YHWH far north of Israel .

literature

Hayyim Tadmor: Azriyau of Yaudi. In: Scripta Hierosolymitana 8 (1961), pp. 232-271.
John D. Hawkins : Izrijau. In: Reallexikon der Assyriologie und Vorderasiatischen Archäologie Volume 5, 1976-80, p. 227.
Stephanie Dalley: Yahweh in Hamath in the 8th Century BC: Cuneiform Material and Historical Deductions. In: Vetus Testamentum 40 (1990), pp. 21-32.

predecessor	Office	successor
Zakkur	King of Hamath approx. 738 BC Chr.	Eni-Ilu

personal data
SURNAME	Azrijau
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Izrijau; Azri-Yau
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	King of a Syrian city-state
DATE OF BIRTH	9th century BC BC or 8th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	8th century BC Chr.