List of Aramean kings should not be confused with Armenian kings.
Aramean kings were kings of the ancient Arameans, and rulers of various Aramean states that existed throughout the Levant and Mesopotamia during the 14th and 13th centuries BC, before being absorbed by various other empires such as the Neo-Assyrian Empire, Neo-Babylonian Empire and the Achaemenid Empire.
Aramean kings are known from various inscriptions, and some are also mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.
| Name | Reign | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ca. mid-10th century B.C.E. | ||
| ca. late 10th century B.C.E. | ||
| ca. early 9th century B.C.E. | ||
| Hadadezer (Ben-Hadad II) | ca. 865-844 B.C.E. | |
| ca. 844-805 B.C.E. | ||
| ca. 805-780 B.C.E. | ||
| ca. 780-754 B.C.E. | ||
| ca. 754–732 B.C.E. | ||
| Name | Reign | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gusi | ca. 870 | Dynasty founder | |
| Hadram | ca. 860–830 | son of Gusi (Arame) | |
| ca. 830–800 / 805–796 | son of Hadram, synonym Bar-Guš | ||
| Bar-Hadad | ca. 800 | son of Attar-šumki I, reign unclear | |
| Attar-šumki II | 1st half 8th century | son of Bar-Hadad | |
| Mati-Ilu | mid 8th century | son of Attar-šumki II |
| Name | Reign | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabbar | ca 920/ca. 900 – 880 | Dynasty founder | |
| Bamah | ca. 880–865 | son of Gabbar | |
| Hayya | ca. 865–840 | son of Bamah | |
| Ša-il | ca. 840–830 | son of Hayya | |
| ca. 830–820 | brother of Ša-il | ||
| Qarli | ca. 820–790 | son of Ahabbu?, he unified Sam'al and Y'DY | |
| ca. 790–750 | son of Qarli, synonym Panammu | ||
| Bar-Sur | ca. 750 | son of Panamuwa I | |
| ca. 743[1] –727 | son of Bar-Sur, synonym Panammu | ||
| 727–713/711 | son of Panamuwa II | ||
| Name | Reign | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bahianu | - | - | |
| Abisalmu | - | - | |
| 950–875 BC | He built a monumental palace in Neo-Hittite style discovered by Max von Oppenheim in 1911, with a rich decoration of statues and relief orthostats |
| Name | Reign | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| T'oi | - | - | |
| Hadoram | - | - | |
| Paratas | - | - | |
| Irhuleni | 853 BC | He led a coalition against the Assyrian expansion under Shalmaneser III, alongside Hadadezer of Damascus.[2] | |
| Uratamis | - | - | |
| Zakkur | - | - | - |
| Eni-Ilu | - | - | - |
| Yaub'di | - | - | |
| Name | Reign | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ammi-Ba'al | 900–879 BC | He was king of Bit-Zamani, or Northwest Mesopotamia known for his rivals against Tukulti-Ninurta II. | |
| 879–866 | Successor of Ammi-Ba'al | ||
| Ilan | 879–866 BC | Successor and brother of Bur-Ramman |
| Name | Reign | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adin(i) | 883–876 BC | He was the first king of Bit-Adini[3] | |
| 876–858 BC | Successor and descent of Adin and defeated by Ashurnasirpal II |