Adiabene
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Adiabene was an ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia, notable for its ruling dynasty’s conversion to Judaism and its role as a client state of the Parthian and later Roman Empires.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient kingdom
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historical region ⓘ |
| archaeologicalEvidence | inscriptions and references in later Syriac and Jewish traditions ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jerusalem Temple
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Temple Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Arbela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clientStateOf |
Parthian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictInvolvement | Roman–Parthian conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicContext | Assyrian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | kings ⓘ |
| knownFor |
royal family’s conversion to Judaism
ⓘ
support of Jewish population in Judea ⓘ |
| language | Aramaic ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| mentionedInSource | Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernLocation |
Iraqi Kurdistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Iraq ⓘ |
| neighboringRegion |
Atropatene
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gordyene NERFINISHED ⓘ Osroene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableQueen | Helena of Adiabene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Izates II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Monobaz I NERFINISHED ⓘ Monobaz II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Assyria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
client kingdom
ⓘ
vassal kingdom ⓘ |
| previousReligion | local Mesopotamian polytheism ⓘ |
| queenHelenaContribution |
donations to the Temple in Jerusalem
ⓘ
famine relief in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| regionType | satrapy (under larger empires at times) ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism (royal house) ⓘ |
| religionChange | conversion to Judaism by ruling dynasty ⓘ |
| ruledBy | Monobazid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorPoliticalEntity |
Roman province of Assyria (briefly)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
later Sasanian and early Islamic provincial structures in northern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1st century BCE
ⓘ
1st century CE ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.