Adiabene (from the Ancient Greek Ἀδιαβηνή, Adiabene, itself derived from ܚܕܝܐܒ, Ḥaḏy’aḇ or Ḥḏay’aḇ, Old Persian: Nodshirakan, Armenian: Նոր Շիրական, Nor Shirakan) was an ancient kingdom in Assyria, with its capital at Arbela (modern-day Arbil, Iraqi Kurdistan). Its rulers converted to Judaism from Ashurism i...
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petty kingdom that was a vassal state of the Parthian empire (247 – 224) in northern Mesopotamia (now Iraq). Its capital was Arba-ilu (Arbela; modern ... [3 related articles]
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