Pešgaldarameš
Pešgaldarameš was the eighth king (around 1534–1485 BC) of the Meerland dynasty , which ruled for around 350 years from around 1783 to 1415 BC. Ruled the south of Mesopotamia . Pešgaldarameš is known from later royal 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 50 years according to the royal lists.
Pešgaldarameš 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 . He is also known from two religious texts.
In Mesopotamia at that time, dates were based on the years of rulership; the years were not simply counted, but named after important events. Five such annual names are known from the reign of Pešgaldarameš, which belong to the end of his reign. The last one dates back to the 29th year of his reign, the following dates belong to King Ayadaragalama. This indicates that Pešgaldarameš only ruled for 29 years, which is in contrast to the 50 years known from the later king lists.
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. 74-75
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Išten |
King of the Meerland dynasty 1534–1485 BC Chr. |
Ayadaragalama |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Pešgaldarameš |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ruler of the first Meerland dynasty |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1534 BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | uncertain: around 1485 BC Chr. |