Sanaṭrūq II.

Sanaṭrūq II , son of Abdsamiya, was the last ruler of Hatra , who ruled from around AD 200 to 240. He is known from various inscriptions. Several of them are dated, although reading the dates is sometimes difficult. A building inscription probably mentions the year 207/208 AD. The inscription on a statue mentions the year 229/230, 230/231 or 239/240 AD.

Various statues of Sanaṭrūq and his wife Abbu have survived . A daughter named Duspari and her daughter Samay are also known of the king. Two sons are occupied. Adbsamiya was probably heir to the throne and is named after his grandfather. Mana is mentioned in connection with Arabia of Whale , which he is said to have had under control. This is an area near Edessa that Sanaṭrūq may have subjugated. Probably because of the threat to his city-state from the Sassanids , he submitted to the Romans. Around 226/27 AD it was initially unsuccessfully attacked by Ardaschir I. Hatra became a client state and took on a Roman garrison. But he finally succumbed to the Sassanids around 240 AD.

Sanaṭrūq also appears as Daizan and Satirun , which was defeated by the Persians, in Arabic sources, and as Sanațrū and Sanațrūq in Syrian works. These sources also mention his daughter Nadira , who is said to have betrayed the city during the siege of the Sassanids.

literature

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.
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 , p. 24.

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. 205-206, 211.
^ Maurice Sartre: The Middle East under Rome. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, Cambridge MA et al. 2005, ISBN 0-674-01683-1 , 346.
↑ Hauser: Hatra and the Kingdom of the Arabs. In: Josef Wiesehöfer (ed.): The Parthian Empire and its testimonies. 1998, pp. 493-528.

predecessor	Office	successor
Adbsamiya	Ruler of Hatra around AD 200 to 240	---

personal data
SURNAME	Sanaṭrūq II.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Sanatruq II.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Ruler of Hatra
DATE OF BIRTH	before 200
DATE OF DEATH	at 240

[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. 205-206, 211.

[2] Maurice Sartre: The Middle East under Rome. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, Cambridge MA et al. 2005, ISBN 0-674-01683-1 , 346.

[3] Hauser: Hatra and the Kingdom of the Arabs. In: Josef Wiesehöfer (ed.): The Parthian Empire and its testimonies. 1998, pp. 493-528.