List of rulers of Ammon#Kings of Ammon
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The following is a list of rulers currently known from the history of the ancient Levantine kingdom Ammon. Ammon was originally ruled by a king, called the "king of the children of Ammon" (Ammonite: 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤁𐤍𐤏𐤌𐤍 maleḵ banīʿAmān; {{langx|he|{{Script/Hebrew|מֶלֶךְ בְּנֵי עַמֹּון}}}} {{lang|he-Latn|meleḵ bənē-ʿAmmōn}}). After the conquest of the Neo-Babylonian and Achaemenid Empires, Ammon was maintained by an administrator ({{Script/Hebrew|עֶבֶד}} {{lang|he-Latn|ʿeḇeḏ}}, literally "servant"; {{langx|el|ἡγούμενος}} hēgoúmenos, "leader"). Only a modest number of Ammonite kings are known today, mostly from the Bible and epigraphic inscriptions.{{cite journal |last=Deutsch |first=Robert |title=Seal of Baʿalis Surfaces |journal=Robert Deutsch: Archaeological & Epigraphic Monographs, Publications & Photographs |url=http://www.robert-deutsch.com/en/monographs/m7/ |quote=The list of known Ammonite kings is short, so the discovery of a new one is especially important. Some are mentioned in the Bible. In addition to Ba'alis, the Bible also refers to an Ammonite king named Nahash. […] Nahash's son, who succeeded him as king, is identified as Hanun. […] A number of other Ammonite kings are known from cuneiform inscriptions. The total, until the appearance of Barak-el, was nine. Now it is ten. |access-date=2017-04-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518153408/http://www.robert-deutsch.com/en/monographs/m7 |archive-date=2011-05-18 |url-status=dead }}{{cite book |last=Way |first=Kenneth C. |date=2016 |title=Judges and Ruth |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M-SkDAAAQBAJ |publisher=Baker Books |isbn=9781493405350 |quote=Many Ammonite royal names are attested in epigraphic and biblical sources (e.g., Nahash, Hanun, Shanip, Padoel, Amminadab, Hissalel, Baalis).}}
Rulers of Ammon
=Kings of Ammon=
- Getal or Giteal ({{langx|he|{{Script/Hebrew|גּתֵאַל}}}} Gitʾal; early 11th century B.C.) Ammonite king unnamed in {{Bibleverse|Judges|11:12–28}} but identified by Pseudo-Philo in his Biblical Antiquities.
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- Nahash ({{langx|he|{{Script/Hebrew|נָחָשׁ}}}} Nāḥāš; mid eleventh century B.C.)
- Hanun son of Nahash ({{langx|he|{{Script/Hebrew|חָנוּן}}}} Ḥānūn; early tenth century B.C.)
- Shobi son of Nahash ({{langx|he|{{Script/Hebrew|שֹׁבִי}}}} Šōḇī; early tenth century B.C.)
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- Rehob ({{langx|akk|𒊒𒄷𒁉}} Ruḫubi; c. 850s B.C.)
- Baasha son of Rehob ({{langx|akk|𒁀𒀪𒊓}} Baʿša; 853 B.C.)
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- Shanip (Ammonite: {{script|Phoenician|𐤔𐤍𐤁}} ŠNB; {{langx|akk| 𒊭𒉌𒁍 }} Šanipu; c. 734 B.C.)
- Zacchur son of Shanip{{cite book |last=Block |first=Daniel |date=2013 |title=The Gods of the Nations: A Study in Ancient Near Eastern National Theology |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j8pNAwAAQBAJ |publisher=Baker Books |page=64 (footnote) |isbn=978-1-62032-974-0 |quote=The names of the known kings of Ammon are (in chronological order) Nahash, Hanun, Shobi, Shanib, Zakur, Yariḥ-Ezer(?), Pudu-Ilu/Buduilu, ʿAmminadab I, Hissal-El, ʿAminadab II, Baalis/Baal-Yashaʿ.}}{{cite book |editor1-last=Boardman |editor1-first=John|display-editors=etal|date=1991 |title=The Cambridge Ancient History: The Assyrian and Babylonian Empires and Other States of the Near East, from the Eighth to the Sixth Centuries B.C. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OGBGauNBK8kC |volume=III.2 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |page=336 |isbn=0-521-22717-8 |quote=The name of the king of Ammon, šnb, is preserved on a statue, probably representing the king, which was found near Jebel el-Qalʿa, the citadel of Rabbah, modern Amman, the ancient capital of Ammon. This statue bears a damaged inscription on its base, of which the major part may plausibly be restored to read yrḥʿzr [br z]kr br šnb, 'Yerah-ʿazar [son of Za]kkur son of Shanib', thus giving the names of the son and grandson of Shanib (Sanibu).}}{{cite book |last=Barton |first=John |date=2002 |title=The Biblical World |volume=1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HMsUFECexmYC |publisher=Routledge |page=515 |isbn=0-415-35090-5 |quote=Sanipu reigned in the time of Tiglath-pileser III (722 BCE). A certain Yarih-azar is mentioned in a statue from the eighth century BCE. He is the son of Zakkur, the son of Sanipu, possibly the same Sanipu mentioned above. }} (Ammonite: {{script|Phoenician|𐤆𐤊𐤓}} ZKR)
- Jeraheazar son of Zacchur (Ammonite: {{script|Phoenician|𐤉𐤓𐤇𐤏𐤆𐤓}} YRḤʿZR, variously interpreted as Yəraḥʿāzār or Yariḥ-ʿezer)
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- Peduel (Ammonite: {{script|Phoenician|𐤐𐤃𐤀𐤋}} PDʾL, variously interpreted as Pədūʾēl, Padōʾēl, Pădāʾēl, or Pədāʾēl; {{langx|akk|𒁍𒁺𒀭}} Pudu-ilu; c. 720s B.C.)
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- Barachel ({{script|Phoenician|𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤀𐤋}} BRKʾL; c. 670s)
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- Amminadab I (Ammonite: {{script|Phoenician|𐤏𐤌𐤍𐤃𐤁}} ʿMNDB; c. 650 B.C.)
- Hissalel son of Amminadab (Ammonite: {{script|Phoenician|𐤄𐤑𐤋𐤀𐤋}} HṢLʾL, variously interpreted as Hiṣalʾēl ("Hissalel"), Haṣalʾēl ("Hassalel"), or Haṣilʾēl ("Hasilel"); c. 620 B.C.)
- Amminadab II son of Hissalel (c. 600 B.C.)
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