Abdsamiya

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Who is Abdsamiya?

Abdsamiya was a king of Hatra, an ancient city and kingdom in nowadays Iraq. He reigned from about AD 180 to 205. Abdsamiya was the son of king Sanatruq I and the father of Sanatruq II. Abdsamiya is known from eight inscriptions found at Hatra. One of them reports the building of a porticus for the king and is dated to year 504 of the Seleucid era. Another inscription appears on a statue and is dated to AD 201/202. Abdsamiya is most likely also mentioned by Herodian. There he appears as Barsemias. He supported in year AD 192 Pescennius Niger against Septimius Severus.

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