Person · ancient_ruler
Gyges of Lydia
- Region
- Lydia / western Anatolia
Seventh-century BCE king of Lydia in western Anatolia, called Guggu in an Assyrian inscription; his identification with Ezekiel's Gog is unproven.
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Gyges ruled Lydia in western AnatoliaAnatoliaAnatolia is the region occupying the Asian part of present-day TurkeyGlossary · Click to read the explanation about 680–645 BCE. An inscription of the Assyrian king AshurbanipalAshurbanipalAshurbanipal was an Assyrian king of the seventh century BCE, reigning about 668–631 BCEGlossary · Click to read the explanation names him Guggu and reports contacts and conflict with Cimmerians. [1]
The resemblance between Guggu and Gog has prompted an identification with Ezekiel's leader. It remains a linguistic and historical proposal: the inscription does not call this Lydian king the figure in the prophecy. A tablet image would depict the written witness, not the king.
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- Specified source portion only; no claim to reading an entire book. RINAP 5/1, Ashurbanipal 11, column ii 95–125 read; Oxford Classical Dictionary Gyges abstract checked separately for approximate reign. Return to the text ↑
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IL Archive, «Gyges of Lydia», Edition 3, https://ilarchive.com/en/people/gyges-of-lydia