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'''Wolgash''' or '''Vologash''' ([[Aramaic of Hatra|Hatran Aramaic]]: 𐣥𐣫𐣢𐣴) was a king of [[Hatra]], an ancient city in nowadays [[Iraq]]. He is known from more than 20 inscriptions found at Hatra and reigned from about AD 140 to 180.  He was the son of [[Naṣru]] who reigned from about AD 128 to 140.<ref name="dijkstra178">Dijkstra (1995) p.178</ref> He was one of the first rulers of Hatra calling himself 𐣬𐣫𐣪 ''mlk'' (''king''), but he bears also the title 𐣬𐣣𐣩𐣠 ''mry' '' (''lord'').<ref>Dijkstra (1995) p.179</ref>  Both titles are also attested for his brother [[Sanatruq I]]. It is unclear whether they both reigned together and took the title ''king'' at some point in their reign, or whether Sanatruq succeeded Wolgash.<ref name=dijkstra178/>  His successor was either his brother or his nephew [[Abdsamiya]].
== References ==
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*{{cite book | title=Life and loyalty: a study in the socio-religious culture of Syria and Mesopotamia in the Graeco-Roman period based on epigraphical evidence | volume=128 | series=Religions in the Graeco-Roman world | first=Klaas | last=Dijkstra | publisher=Brill | year=1995 | isbn=90-04-09996-4 }}
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