Abdi-Milkutti

Abdi-Milkutti (Phoenician: š¤š¤š¤ƒš¤Œš¤‹š¤Šš¤•, romanized:Ā ŹæAbd-milkōt[2]) was a King of Sidon (reigned ca.

He had formed an alliance with SanduarriĀ [ru], king of Kundi and Sizu, a prince of the Lebanon, probably during the time of the civil war waged between Esarhaddon and two of his brothers who disputed his succession after they had murdered his father.

Sanduarri was also captured and decapitated and the heads of the two kings were hung around the necks of their nobles who were paraded through the streets of Nineveh.

Esarhaddon sent off to Assyria a rich treasure, including: ā€œgold, silver, precious stones, elephant hides, ivory, maple and boxwood, garments of brightly colored wool and linen.ā€ He also took away the kingā€™s wife, his children, and his courtiers: ā€œHis people from far and near, which were countless.ā€ On the month of TaÅ”rĆ®tu the head of the king of Sidon was cut off and conveyed to Assyria.The defeated and executed king of Sidon was depicted on the Sam'al Victory stele of Esarhaddon from Zenjirli.

The stele shows Abdi-Milkutti, dressed in his native costume and held with a coiled leash.

Detail from the Victory stele of Esarhaddon . The standing figure may depict Abdi-Milkutti in bounds, or alternatively the king of Tyre Baal I . [ 1 ]