Shipitbaal I ( date. Shipit-ba'al ) - King of Byblos at the beginning of the 9th century BC e.
| Shipitbaal I | |||||||
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| date fruit. Shipit-ba'al | |||||||
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| Predecessor | Elibaal | ||||||
| Successor | ? | ||||||
| Birth | X century BC e. | ||||||
| Death | IX century BC e. | ||||||
| Father | Elibaal | ||||||
Biography
Shipitbaal I is known only from one votive inscription dedicated to the Phoenician goddess . In the text he is called the son of King Elibaal . Shipitbaal I is believed to have inherited Biblical authority after his father. His reign dates back to the beginning of the 9th century BC. e. How more accurate are the various dates from 900 to 875 BC. e. inclusive [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] .
About who was the direct successor of Shipitbaal I on the throne of Byblos, information in historical sources has not been preserved. The Assyrian annals mention the unnamed kings of the Bible, who in 866 and 838 BC. e. paid tribute: the first to Ashshurnatsirapalu II , the second to Salmanasar III . The next, after Shipitbaal I, was known by the name of the Biblical king was Shipitbaal II , whose activity dates back to the second half of the VIII century BC. e. [1] [2] [4] [5]
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Reallexikon der Assyriologie / Weidner E., Soden W. von. - Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter & Co., 1957-1971. - Bd. 3 .-- S. 675.
- ↑ 1 2 Lipiński E. Dieux et déesses de l'univers phénicien et punique . - Leuven / Louvain: Peeters Publishers, 1995 .-- P. 69. - ISBN 978-9-0683-1690-2 .
- ↑ Bunnens G. L'histoire événementielle Partim Orient // Handbuch der Orientalistik: Der Nahe und Mittlere Osten / Krings V. - BRILL, 1995 .-- P. 225. - ISBN 978-9-0041-0068-8 .
- ↑ 1 2 Aubert ME The Phoenicians and the West: Politics, Colonies and Trade . - Cambridge: Cambridge University Press , 2001. - P. 69. - ISBN 978-0-5217-9543-2 .
- ↑ 1 2 Seyed-Ashraf H. Metropolen des alten Orients . - Books on Demand, 2016. - P. 49. - ISBN 978-3-7392-9672-2 .