Taita - King of Palastin and King of Hamath (1 ene 1045 año aC – 1 jul 1000 año aC)
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Kings David and Solomon Chronological, Historical and Archaeological Evidence Gérard GERTOUX
King of Palastin and King of Hamath
One must note that the existence of kings who were contemporaries of David (1057-1017) and Solomon (1017-977) confirms the existence of the United Monarchy in Israel as well as its dating. For example Taita (1045-1000) was a king of Palistin35 (a Syrian land including Hamath and Aleppo) and according to the Bible, as King of Hamath he congratulated King David when the latter defeated Hadadezer (in 1042 BCE) a king of Aram-Zobah (2Sa 8:5-10; 1Ch 18:9-10). The name Taita derived from the Hurrian word Taḫḫe.ta "of man", abbreviated as Taḫḫe which explains the T‘Y vocalization in Hebrew, because Taita is named either To‘î, To‘û or Thôa (Septuagint) in the Bible. Regarding the dating of Taita’sreign, a beam of Aleppo temple attributed to Taita36 has been dated37 -1045 +/- 45 by 14C dating. Beside King Taita (opposite figure) appears the Hieroglyphic Luwian inscription: I, King Taita, the Hero, the King of [the land] Palistin (written Pelešet “Philistine” in Egyptian).
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DATING OF THE FOUNDATION OF CARTHAGE by Gerard Gertoux