Person

Zakkur

r. c. 800 BCE · 9th century BCE · Also known as Zakir

Zakkur was an Aramaean king of Hamath and Lu'ash around 800 BCE, probably a usurper. His Aramaic stele, found at Tell Afis, ancient Hatarikka, records how the god Baalshamin saved him when a coalition of kings led by Bar-Hadad of Aram-Damascus besieged him there. It is one of the most important Old Aramaic inscriptions.

Zakkur
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

HamathLu'ash

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Zakkur. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/zakkur
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