Ba?al I.

Ba ʾ al I. was 680-660 BC, King of Tyre. He closed with the Assyrian king Ashur - ahhe iddina a vassal treaty, on the one hand firmly set the trading rights of Tyre and on the other hand obliged him to make the Assyrians in the fight against Abdi- Milkutti of Sidon assistance. As part of Ashur - ahhe iddinas Egyptian campaign Ba ʾ al changed I. However, the fronts and put together with Taharqa against the Assyrians. Tyros was consequently besieged, although it is not clear whether the city was conquered. However, it is known that Ba ʾ al I. the Assyrians now had to pay tribute.