List of Nabataean kings
The Rulers of Nabataea, reigned over the Nabataean Kingdom (also rendered as Nabataea, Nabatea, or Nabathea), inhabited by the Nabateans, located in present-day Jordan, south-eastern Syria, southern Israel and north-western Saudi Arabia.
The queens of the later Nabataean Kingdom figure side by side with their husbands as co-rulers on their coins.[1]
List
| Reign | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Kings of Nabataea | ||
| c. 169 BC | Aretas I | |
| 120/110 to 96 BC | Aretas II | In some sources appears as successor to Rabbel I |
| c. 96 to 85 BC | Obodas I | |
| c. 85/84 BC | Rabbel I | In some sources appears as successor to Aretas II |
| 84 to 60/59 BC | Aretas III Philhellen | Recognised by Rome 62 BC |
| 62/61 to 60/59 BC | Obodas II (?) | Existence uncertain until recently; probably ruled a few months |
| 59 to 30 BC | Malichus I | |
| 30 to 9 BC | Obodas III | |
| 9/8 BC to 39/40 | Aretas IV Philopatris | |
| Ḥuldo, Queen | ||
| Šagīlat, Queen | ||
| 39/40 to 69/70 | Malichus II | |
| Šagīlat II, Queen | ||
| 70/71 to 106 | Rabbel II Soter | |
| Gāmilat,[2] Queen | ||
| Hagaru,[2] Queen | ||
| 106 | Annexed by Trajan becoming the Roman province of Arabia Petraea | |
See also
References
- Briffault, Robert (1927). The Mothers: A Study of the Origins of Sentiments and Institutions. Allen. p. 375.
- The Numismatic Chronicle. Royal Numismatic Society. 1994. p. 116.
Sources
- Jewish Virtual Library
- Martha Ross, Rulers and Governments of the World – Vol1, Earliest Times to 1491. London & New York: Bowker Publishing Company, 1978.
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