▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 4 2 . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁surv iving ▁ins cription ▁at ▁the ▁Temple ▁of ▁Bel ▁in ▁Pal my ra , ▁d ating ▁from ▁the ▁years ▁ 1 8 / 1 9 ▁he ▁may ▁have ▁acted ▁as ▁an ▁inter medi ary ▁between ▁Pal my ra ▁and ▁Rome . ▁In ▁the ▁ins cription ▁he ▁is ▁mentioned ▁alongside ▁the ▁Roman ▁general ▁German icus , ▁the ▁adopt ive ▁son ▁and ▁nep hew ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁em peror ▁T iber ius . ▁Em esa ▁was ▁closely ▁linked ▁for ▁its ▁prosper ity ▁with ▁its ▁neighbor ▁Pal my ra . ▁Before ▁he ▁died , ▁Sam ps ic er am us ▁II ▁was ▁conven ed ▁by ▁the ▁Her od ian ▁King ▁Ag ri ppa ▁I ▁at ▁T iber ias . ▁ ▁Sam ps ic er am us ▁II ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁from ▁other ▁surv iving ▁ins cription al ▁evidence . ▁In ▁one ▁ins cription ▁d ating ▁from ▁his ▁reign , ▁Sam ps ic er am us ▁II ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁I ot apa ▁are ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁happy ▁couple . ▁Post hum ously ▁Sam ps ic er am us ▁II ▁is ▁hon ored ▁by ▁his ▁son , ▁So ha em us ▁in ▁an ▁honor ific ▁Latin ▁ins cription ▁dedicated ▁to ▁his ▁son ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁Pat ron ▁of ▁H eli opol is ▁during ▁his ▁reign ▁as ▁King . ▁In ▁this ▁ins cription , ▁Sam ps ic er am us ▁II ▁is ▁hon ored ▁as ▁a ▁Great ▁King ▁[ Reg is ▁Mag ni ]. ▁Sam ps ic