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; ). After the conquest of the Neo-Babylonian and Achaemenid Empires, Ammon was maintained by an administrator ( , literally "servant"; hēgoúmenos, "leader"). Only a modest number of Ammonite kings are known today, mostly from the Bible and epigraphic inscriptions.
Rulers of Ammon
Kings of Ammon
Getal or Giteal ( Gitʾal; early 11th century B.C.) Ammonite king unnamed in but identified by Pseudo-Philo in his Biblical Antiquities.
Nahash ( Nāḥāš; mid eleventh century B.C.) Hanun son of Nahash ( Ḥānūn; early tenth century B.C.) Shobi son of Nahash ( Šōḇī; early tenth century B.C.)
Rehob ( Ruḫubi; c. 850s B.C.) Baasha son of Rehob ( Baʿša; 853 B.C.)
Shanip (Ammonite: ŠNB; Šanipu; c. 734 B.C.) Zacchur son of Shanip (Ammonite: ZKR) Jeraheazar son of Zacchur (Ammonite: YRḤʿZR, variously interpreted as Yəraḥʿāzār or Yariḥ-ʿezer)
Peduel (Ammonite: PDʾL, variously interpreted as Pədūʾēl, Padōʾēl, Pădāʾēl, or Pədāʾēl; Pudu-ilu; c. 720s B.C.)
Barachel ( BRKʾL; c. 670s)
Amminadab I (Ammonite: ʿMNDB; c. 650 B.C.) Hissalel son of Amminadab (Ammonite: HṢLʾL, variously interpreted as Hiṣalʾēl ("Hissalel"), Haṣalʾēl ("Hassalel"), or Haṣilʾēl ("Hasilel"); c. 620 B.C.) Amminadab II son of Hissalel (c. 600 B.C.)
Baalis ( Baʿălīs; Ammonite: BʿLYŠʿ, variously interpreted as Baʿlyīšaʿ, Baʿlyīšʿ, or Baʿlīšāʿ; 580s B.C.)
Administrators of Ammon
Tobiah ( Ṭōḇīyyā; fifth century B.C.) Timothy ( Timótheos; second century B.C.)
See also List of rulers of Moab List of rulers of Edom Ammon Lot (biblical person)
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