Hairan II
Hairan II was a Palmyrene prince, the son of king Odaenathus and, possibly, his second wife Zenobia.
Seal RTP 736
The existence of Hairan was established by the discovery of a lead seal (code named RTP 736).[note 1][1] The seal bears the images of two priests, one on each side.[2] On one of the sides, the name of Odaenathus' son and successor Vaballathus was engraved under the image as a legend, while the name of Hairan was engraved on the other side.[2] The name of Odaenathus was engraved on both sides.[2] No name of a mother was engraved and the seal is undated.[1]
King Herodianus and Hairan II
Odaenathus had another son, Hairan I, who appeared in different inscriptions dated from 251 AD onward.[1] On a lead seal, the name of Septimius Herodianus, king of kings, appears;[3] scholars argue whether Septimius Herodianus was Hairan I or II.[1]
The
Udo Hartmann argues that Septimius Herodianus is the same as Hairan I and that Herodianus is the Greek version of Hairan and that "Herodes" is a corruption of Hairan.[6] David S. Potter disagrees and believes that Septimius Herodianus is Zenobia's son, identical with Hairan II and different from Hairan I.[7]
Notes
- ^ RTP refers to "Recueil Des Tessères de Palmyre"
References
Citations
- ^ a b c d Hartmann 2001, p. 111.
- ^ a b c d Seyrig 1963, p. 172.
- ^ a b Southern 2008, p. 8.
- ^ Seyrig 1963, p. 171.
- ^ a b c Bray 1997, p. 276.
- ^ Southern 2008, p. 9.
- ^ Potter 2014, p. 85.
Sources
- Bray, John Jefferson (1997). Gallienus: A Study in Reformist and Sexual Politics. Wakefield Press. ISBN 978-1-86254-337-9.
- Hartmann, Udo (2001). Das palmyrenische Teilreich (in German). Franz Steiner Verlag. ISBN 978-3-515-07800-9.
- Potter, David S (2014). The Roman Empire at Bay, AD 180–395. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-69477-8.
- Southern, Patricia (2008). Empress Zenobia: Palmyra's Rebel Queen. A&C Black. ISBN 978-1-4411-4248-1.
- Seyrig, Henri Arnold (1963). "Les fils du Roi Odainat". Annales Archéologiques Arabes Syriennes. 13. Damas: Direction Générale des Antiquités et des Museés. ISSN 0570-1554.
- Sommer, Michael (2018). Palmyra. A History. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-72002-1.