Arameans

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The Society of the Arameans in the Ancient Era

The Murder of Ibrahim Shabo, the Last Aramean Mayor of Midyat

Aboud Zazi – Izla Shafirto

Rozune—Coin in the Bread

King Abgar V of Edessa and the Letter to Christ

Tlawhe—Aramean Lentil Soup

Sargon II was a Neo-Assyrian king who reigned from 722–705 BC. He seized the throne, expanded the empire through campaigns in Israel, Syria, Urartu, and Babylonia, and founded a new capital at Dur-Šarrukīn. His inscriptions emphasize his role as a powerful conqueror and restorer of Assyrian dominance.

Sargon II

"(As for) the rest of the dangerous Arameans who dwell in their district (and) who had paid attention (lit.: “inclined their cheek”) to Marduk-apla-iddina (II) (Merodach-Baladan) and Šutur-Naḫūndi and taken (themselves) to the Uqnû River, a far-off place to live (lit.: “a distant dwelling”),"

"... I received substantial ... from ...] the land Aram, the land Bīt-Amukkāni, [the land Bīt-Dakkūri, ...]."

"While I was br[inging about] the defeat of the Chaldeans (and) Arameans of the Eastern Sea"

These inscriptions show that, in Sargon II’s own annals, the Arameans were regarded as a dangerous enemy, with the land of Aram and its subprovinces Bīt-Amukkāni and Bīt-Dakkūri explicitly named as hostile regions.

Inscriptions by Sargon II