King Abgar V of Osroene

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King Abgar V of Osroene was an ancient ruler of the kingdom of Osroene, traditionally associated with the city of Edessa and early Christian legends about correspondence with Jesus.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Near Eastern ruler ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
king ⓘ
ruler of Osroene ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Abgar Ukkama ⓘ
Abgar V ⓘ
Abgar the Black ⓘ
associatedLegend Image of Edessa ⓘ
linked to: Edessa

healing of Abgar by a disciple of Jesus ⓘ
letter from Abgar to Jesus ⓘ
reply of Jesus promising to send a disciple ⓘ
associatedWith Addai the Apostle ⓘ
Edessa ⓘ
Thaddeus of Edessa ⓘ
capitalOfRealm Edessa ⓘ
cityAssociatedWith Urfa ⓘ
linked to: Şanlıurfa

modern Şanlıurfa, Turkey ⓘ
connectedTo early Christian missions in Mesopotamia ⓘ
spread of Christianity beyond the Roman Empire ⓘ
culturalContext Greco-Roman Near East ⓘ
Syriac Christian culture ⓘ
dynasty Abgarid dynasty ⓘ
ethnicContext Aramean ⓘ
Syrian ⓘ
floruit 1st century CE ⓘ
historicAuthenticity partly legendary ⓘ
knownFor being one of the first Christian rulers in Christian legend ⓘ
conversion to Christianity in later tradition ⓘ
legendary correspondence with Jesus ⓘ
languageContext Aramaic ⓘ
Syriac ⓘ
mentionedIn Doctrine of Addai ⓘ
Eusebius of Caesarea’s Ecclesiastical History ⓘ
Syriac Christian tradition ⓘ
politicalStatus buffer ruler between Rome and Parthia ⓘ
client king under the Roman Empire ⓘ
region Northern Mesopotamia ⓘ
linked to: Upper Mesopotamia

Upper Mesopotamia ⓘ
reignedOver Kingdom of Osroene ⓘ
linked to: Osroene
religiousRoleInTradition protector of Christians in Edessa ⓘ
religiousTradition Syriac Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Syriac Churches

early Christianity ⓘ
sourceLanguageOfTradition Syriac texts ⓘ
successorState Roman province of Osroene ⓘ
title King of Edessa ⓘ
King of Osroene ⓘ
traditionalReignEnd c. 7 CE ⓘ
traditionalReignStart c. 4 BCE ⓘ

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Edessa → associatedWithPerson → King Abgar V of Osroene ⓘ
Osroene → hasMonarch → Abgar V of Edessa ⓘ
linked to: King Abgar V of Osroene
Doctrine of Addai → mainCharacter → King Abgar of Edessa ⓘ
linked to: King Abgar V of Osroene
Doctrine of Addai → features → healing of King Abgar ⓘ
linked to: King Abgar V of Osroene
King Abgar V of Osroene → alsoKnownAs → Abgar V ⓘ
linked to: King Abgar V of Osroene
King Abgar V of Osroene → alsoKnownAs → Abgar the Black ⓘ
linked to: King Abgar V of Osroene
King Abgar V of Osroene → alsoKnownAs → Abgar Ukkama ⓘ
linked to: King Abgar V of Osroene
King Abgar V of Osroene → title → King of Osroene ⓘ
linked to: King Abgar V of Osroene
King Abgar V of Osroene → title → King of Edessa ⓘ
linked to: King Abgar V of Osroene
Urhay → associatedWith → early Christian king Abgar V ⓘ
linked to: King Abgar V of Osroene
Letter of Jesus to Abgar → addressee → Abgar V of Edessa ⓘ
linked to: King Abgar V of Osroene
Letter of Jesus to Abgar → addressee → King Abgar of Edessa ⓘ
linked to: King Abgar V of Osroene
Abgarid dynasty → notableRuler → Abgar V of Edessa ⓘ
linked to: King Abgar V of Osroene
Addai the Apostle → associatedWith → King Abgar V of Edessa ⓘ
linked to: King Abgar V of Osroene
Abgar correspondence → mainCharacter → Abgar V of Edessa ⓘ
linked to: King Abgar V of Osroene
Acts of Thaddeus → hasMainSubject → King Abgar of Edessa ⓘ
linked to: King Abgar V of Osroene
Addai (pseudonymous authorship) → linkedFigure → King Abgar of Edessa ⓘ
linked to: King Abgar V of Osroene
Thaddeus of Edessa → associatedWith → King Abgar of Edessa ⓘ
linked to: King Abgar V of Osroene