Mitinti (
Philistine: đ€đ€đ€[1] *MÄ«tÄ«t or *MatÄ«t;[2]Akkadian: mi-ti-in-ti and me-ti-in-ti[3][4][5]) was the name of several
Philistine kings in the 8th and 7th century BC:
Mitinti II, another king of Ashkelon, son of
Sidqa, who apparently succeeded Rukibtu. He ruled Ashkelon during the reign of
Ashurbanipal. A
seal belonging to his servant, âAbdâeliâab, was recovered in
Ireland in the 19th century and is now housed in the
British Museum.[1][6] How Mitinti II came to rule Ashkelon is somewhat unclear â the annals of
Sennacherib state that he had deposed Sidqa as king of Ashkelon and replaced him with Rukibtu's son Ć arru-lu-dari after Sidqa instigated a failed revolt against Assyria, however, Ć arru-lu-dari was apparently relegated to the governor of
Pelusium during the reign of
Esarhaddon - how Sidqa's son was then able to claim the throne is unexplained.
Mitinti, king of
Ashdod. He ruled during the reign of
Sennacherib. His rule was apparently contemporaneous with that of Sidqa, as Sennacherib's annals report that he was among a retinue of kings that brought him an exuberant payment of tribute before Sidqa's rebellion.
References
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abNAVEH, JOSEPH. âWriting and Scripts in Seventh-Century B.C.E. Philistia: The New Evidence from Tell Jemmeh.â Israel Exploration Journal, vol. 35, no. 1, Israel Exploration Society, 1985, pp. 8â21,
http://www.jstor.org/stable/27925967.
^Bergman, A. âTwo Hebrew Seals of the âEbed Class.â Journal of Biblical Literature, vol. 55, no. 3, Society of Biblical Literature, 1936, p. 224,
https://doi.org/10.2307/3259805.