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Abdissares (also spelled Abdissar) was the first king of Adiabene, ruling sometime in the first half of the 2nd-century BC. Scholarship initially considered him to be the ruler of Sophene, due to stylistic similarities between his coins and the ones in Commagene and Sophene. However, this has now been debunked. It has now been established that Abdissares' name—contrary to the Sophenian kings—was not of Iranian origin, but of Semitic, meaning "servant of Ishtar," a name primarily used by Semitic inhabitants. The goddess Ishtar enjoyed great popularity in heartland of ancient Assyria, where Adiabene was located.

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  • Abdisar o Abdisares fou un rei orontida de la Sofene o Armènia Sofene conegut per monedes datades vers el 212-210 aC. El coneixement d'Abdisares, desconegut de les fonts occidentals, és únicament derivada de les seves monedes, en les quals el rei era representat a l'anvers en bust portant una tiara punxeguda i portant al revers la llegenda en grec « ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΒΔΙΣΣΑΡΟΥ » (Basileos Abdissarou). La tiara armènia portada per Abdisares en les seves peces és idèntica a la de Xerxès però podria ser també una tiara de l'Adiabene. Cyrille Toumanoff reconeix que l'única raó que permet d'incloure Abdisar o Abdisares en la dinastia dels orontides, i d'aquest fet en rei d'Armènia, és la similitud de les seves monedes amb la de Xerxes i sobretot la tiara cònica « armènia » emprada pels dos monarques. Contràriament a l'antiga hipòtesi que el feia el fill de Xerxes, Toumanoff estima que era més probablement el seu germà, ja que el seu pare Xerxes i la mare Antiochis van estar molt poc temps junts i probablement no van arribar a tenir fills i d'haver estat fill d'Antiochis, el rei selèucida no haguera annexionat el país. És possible que a la mort de Xerxes i l'entrega del país a l'Imperi Selèucida, Abdisar, l'hereu legítim, s'hagués proclamat rei a la Sofene, però no devia viure molt de temps, i bé de manera natural o en la lluita contra els generals selèucides, hauria desaparegut; llavors l'oposició a l'ocupació hauria passat al seu germà Orontes IV a l'Armènia pròpia, que també va acabar mort al cap d'uns anys en circumstàncies desconegudes. (ca)
  • Abdissares war ein in der zweiten Hälfte des 3. Jahrhunderts v. Chr. lebender, nur durch Münzen bekannter König Armeniens. Abdissares war wahrscheinlich der Sohn des , entstammte der Dynastie der Orontiden und dürfte um 225–215 v. Chr. in Armenien regiert haben. Auf der Vorderseite seiner Münzen erscheint sein Porträt, wobei er eine spitze Tiara trägt; auf der Rückseite wird er auf Griechisch als Basileos Abdissarou (d. h. „König Abdissares“) tituliert. Sein Sohn war wohl Xerxes von Armenien. Offenbar stellte Abdissares die Tributzahlungen an die Seleukiden ein, da Polybios erwähnt, dass Antiochos III. dem Xerxes, nachdem er diesen 212 v. Chr. unterworfen hatte, den größten Teil jener Tributleistungen erließ, die Xerxes’ Vater schuldig geblieben war. (de)
  • Ο Αβδισσάρης (άκμασε το 212-200 π.Χ.) από τη Δυναστεία των Οροντιδών ήταν σατράπης της Σωφηνής, περιοχής της Αυτοκρατορίας των Σελευκιδών. (el)
  • Abdissares (also spelled Abdissar) was the first king of Adiabene, ruling sometime in the first half of the 2nd-century BC. Scholarship initially considered him to be the ruler of Sophene, due to stylistic similarities between his coins and the ones in Commagene and Sophene. However, this has now been debunked. It has now been established that Abdissares' name—contrary to the Sophenian kings—was not of Iranian origin, but of Semitic, meaning "servant of Ishtar," a name primarily used by Semitic inhabitants. The goddess Ishtar enjoyed great popularity in heartland of ancient Assyria, where Adiabene was located. Moreover, it has also been discovered that Abdissares used the Greek epithet [Α]ΔΑΙΑΒΗΝΟΥ ("of Adiabene") on his coins (which are to be dated c. 164 BC). Adding geographical or ethnographical (or political) terms on Hellenistic coin engravings was uncommon. The modern historian de Callataÿ has suggested that Abdissares may have added this epithet to highlight his royal rights to Adiabene in the midst of facing geopolitical challenges. According to Maciej Grabowski, Abdissares used the epithet to promulgate the establishment of the Kingdom of Adiabene. It has been surmised that Abdissares rose to kingship as a result of the disintegration of Greek Seleucid rule in the Near East. During this period, many local rulers took advantage of the Seleucid weakness to form their own kingdoms, such as Armenia, Sophene, Gordyene and Commagene. On the obverse of Abdissares' coins, a portrait of him is displayed, wearing the same tiara worn by the satraps of Achaemenid era. The same type of tiara is worn by a king portrayed on the Batas-Herir rock relief in northern Iraq, which has led to the suggestion that the rock relief is a depiction of Abdissares. The reverse of Abdissares' coins depicts an eagle. An identical headgear is portrayed on the coinage of the Sophenian king Xerxes (fl. 212 BC) and Baydad (r. 164–146 BC), the ruler of Persis. The next known person to rule Adiabene after Abdissares was an unnamed king, who was an ally of the Artaxiad Armenian king Tigranes the Great (r. 95–55 BC) during the Battle of Tigranocerta in 69 BC. (en)
  • Abdisares fue un rey oróntida de Sophene o de Armenia hacia el 200 a. C. (es)
  • Abdissarès est un roi orontide de Sophène ou d'Arménie vers 200 av. J.-C. (fr)
  • Abdisário Orôntida da Arménia foi rei da Arménia da dinastia orôntida. Reinou em 212 a.C. foi antecedido nos comandos do reino por Xerxes e foi sucedido no trono por Orontes IV. A vida de Abdisário Orontida ainda é desconhecida, entre as ifnormações que restam estão apenas a moeda apenas relacionada à sua moeda que é bastante rara, em que o busto do rei é representado no anverso vestindo uma tiara pontiaguda com a legenda em grego "ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΒΔΙΣΣΑΡΟΥ" (Basileos Absdissarou). Cyril Toumanoff reconhece que a única razão que permite incluir Abdisário Orontida na distania orontida e portanto entre os reis da Arménia, é a semelhança de sua moeda com a de Xerxes, incluindo a tiara cônica "armênia", presenta na moeda dos dois monarcas. Ao contrário da suposição anterior de que Abdisário Orontida seria filho de Xerxes, Toumanoff acredita que é mais provável que seja seu irmão. (pt)
  • Абдісар (д/н — бл. 200 до н. е.) — цар Софени у 212—200 роках до н. е. і Великої Вірменії у 212 році до н. е. (uk)
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  • Abdissares war ein in der zweiten Hälfte des 3. Jahrhunderts v. Chr. lebender, nur durch Münzen bekannter König Armeniens. Abdissares war wahrscheinlich der Sohn des , entstammte der Dynastie der Orontiden und dürfte um 225–215 v. Chr. in Armenien regiert haben. Auf der Vorderseite seiner Münzen erscheint sein Porträt, wobei er eine spitze Tiara trägt; auf der Rückseite wird er auf Griechisch als Basileos Abdissarou (d. h. „König Abdissares“) tituliert. Sein Sohn war wohl Xerxes von Armenien. Offenbar stellte Abdissares die Tributzahlungen an die Seleukiden ein, da Polybios erwähnt, dass Antiochos III. dem Xerxes, nachdem er diesen 212 v. Chr. unterworfen hatte, den größten Teil jener Tributleistungen erließ, die Xerxes’ Vater schuldig geblieben war. (de)
  • Ο Αβδισσάρης (άκμασε το 212-200 π.Χ.) από τη Δυναστεία των Οροντιδών ήταν σατράπης της Σωφηνής, περιοχής της Αυτοκρατορίας των Σελευκιδών. (el)
  • Abdisares fue un rey oróntida de Sophene o de Armenia hacia el 200 a. C. (es)
  • Abdissarès est un roi orontide de Sophène ou d'Arménie vers 200 av. J.-C. (fr)
  • Абдісар (д/н — бл. 200 до н. е.) — цар Софени у 212—200 роках до н. е. і Великої Вірменії у 212 році до н. е. (uk)
  • Abdisar o Abdisares fou un rei orontida de la Sofene o Armènia Sofene conegut per monedes datades vers el 212-210 aC. El coneixement d'Abdisares, desconegut de les fonts occidentals, és únicament derivada de les seves monedes, en les quals el rei era representat a l'anvers en bust portant una tiara punxeguda i portant al revers la llegenda en grec « ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΒΔΙΣΣΑΡΟΥ » (Basileos Abdissarou). La tiara armènia portada per Abdisares en les seves peces és idèntica a la de Xerxès però podria ser també una tiara de l'Adiabene. (ca)
  • Abdissares (also spelled Abdissar) was the first king of Adiabene, ruling sometime in the first half of the 2nd-century BC. Scholarship initially considered him to be the ruler of Sophene, due to stylistic similarities between his coins and the ones in Commagene and Sophene. However, this has now been debunked. It has now been established that Abdissares' name—contrary to the Sophenian kings—was not of Iranian origin, but of Semitic, meaning "servant of Ishtar," a name primarily used by Semitic inhabitants. The goddess Ishtar enjoyed great popularity in heartland of ancient Assyria, where Adiabene was located. (en)
  • Abdisário Orôntida da Arménia foi rei da Arménia da dinastia orôntida. Reinou em 212 a.C. foi antecedido nos comandos do reino por Xerxes e foi sucedido no trono por Orontes IV. A vida de Abdisário Orontida ainda é desconhecida, entre as ifnormações que restam estão apenas a moeda apenas relacionada à sua moeda que é bastante rara, em que o busto do rei é representado no anverso vestindo uma tiara pontiaguda com a legenda em grego "ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΒΔΙΣΣΑΡΟΥ" (Basileos Absdissarou). (pt)
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  • Abdisar d'Armènia (ca)
  • Abdissares (de)
  • Αβδισσάρης της Σωφηνής (el)
  • Abdissares (en)
  • Abdisares (es)
  • Abdissarès (fr)
  • Abdissares (pt)
  • Абдісар (uk)
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