Bar rakib

Orthostat relief of King Bar-Rakib. Zincirli , c. 730 BC Chr. Pergamon Museum , Berlin

Bar-Rakib was from 733 BC. King of Sam'al ( Zincirli , Turkey ). He was the son of Panam-muwa II and was by Tukulti-apil-Ešarra III. put on the throne. The length of his reign is not known, but since he built numerous buildings and left monuments with inscriptions , it must have been long enough. These documents tell, among other things, about his family history, from which it is known that his grandfather Panam-muwa I was murdered as part of a family feud.

literature

Hawkins, in Cambridge Ancient History III / 1, pp. 402-416.
W. Orthmann, Studies on Late Hittite Art , Bonn, 1971.

predecessor	Office	successor
Panam-muwa II.	King of Sam'al 733 - max. 713 BC Chr.	-

personal data
SURNAME	Bar rakib
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	King of Sam'al
DATE OF BIRTH	8th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	8th century BC Chr.