Kammusu-nadbi
king of Moab
Kammusu-nadbi or Chemosh-nadab (Moabite: 𐤊𐤌𐤔𐤍𐤃𐤁, romanized: Kamōš-nadab or Kamōš-nadbī; Neo-Assyrian Akkadian: 𒄰𒈬𒋢𒈾𒀜𒁉, romanized: Kammusu-nâdbi) was the king of Moab during the reign of Sennacherib. He is described on Sennacherib's Prism as bringing tribute to the Assyrian king during the latter's Levantine campaigns.
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