Ab'gar XIV
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Ab'gar XIV was a king of Edessa
, one of a dynasty of the same name. He was a contemporary of Jesus Christ, with whom (according to the Nuttall Encyclopedia) he is said to have corresponded.
No historical ruler of Osroene
by this name existed, the last being Abgar (XI) Farhat Bar Ma’nu (IX) (242–244). The legend of King Abgar commonly is attributed to Abgar V of Edessa
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Osroene
Osroene, also spelled Osrohene and Osrhoene and sometimes known by the name of its capital city, Edessa , was a historic Syriac kingdom located in Mesopotamia, which enjoyed semi-autonomy to complete independence from the years of 132 BC to AD 244.It was a Syriac-speaking kingdom.Osroene, or...
, one of a dynasty of the same name. He was a contemporary of Jesus Christ, with whom (according to the Nuttall Encyclopedia) he is said to have corresponded.
No historical ruler of Osroene
Osroene
Osroene, also spelled Osrohene and Osrhoene and sometimes known by the name of its capital city, Edessa , was a historic Syriac kingdom located in Mesopotamia, which enjoyed semi-autonomy to complete independence from the years of 132 BC to AD 244.It was a Syriac-speaking kingdom.Osroene, or...
by this name existed, the last being Abgar (XI) Farhat Bar Ma’nu (IX) (242–244). The legend of King Abgar commonly is attributed to Abgar V of Edessa
Abgar V of Edessa
Abgar V the black or Abgarus V of Edessa BC - AD 7 and AD 13 - 50) was a historical Syriac ruler of the Syriac kingdom of Osroene, holding his capital at Edessa....
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