Yamhad
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 Legal case from Niqmepuh, King of Yamhad concerning the legacy of two houses |
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| Material | Clay |
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| Created | 1720BC (circa) |
| Place | Tell Atchana, Level VII Palace |
| Present location | Room 57, British Museum |
| Identification | 131449 |
Yamhad (also written Yamkhad or Jamhad) was an ancient Amorite kingdom centered at Ḥalab (or Ḥalba, modern day Aleppo).[1] A substantial Hurrian population also settled in the kingdom, and the Hurrian culture influenced the area. The kingdom was powerful during the Middle Bronze Age, ca. 1800-1600 BC. Its biggest rival was Qatna further south. Yamhad was finally destroyed by the Hittites in the sixteenth century BC.
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Kings of Yamhad [edit]
The kings of Yamhad until its conquest by the Hittites c. 1600 BC:[2]
- Sumu-Epuh (reigned 1810 BC – 1780 BC)
- Yarim-Lim I (reigned 1780 BC – 1764 BC)
- Hammurabi I (reigned 1764 BC – 1750 BC)
- Abba-el I (reigned 1750 BC – 1720 BC)
- Yarim-Lim II (reigned 1720 BC – 1700 BC)
- Niqmepukh (reigned c. 1700 BC – 1675 BC)
- Irkabtum (reigned c. 1675 BC – 1650 BC)
- Yarim-Lim III (reigned c. 1650 BC – 1625 BC)
- Hammurabi II (reigned c. 1625 BC – 1600 BC)
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References [edit]
Citations [edit]
- ^ Martin Sicker (2000). The pre-Islamic Middle East (Hardcover ed.). Praeger. p. 26. ISBN 0-275-96890-1.
- ^ Hamblin, 2002, p. 258.
Bibliography [edit]
- Hamblin, William J. (2002). Warfare in Ancient Near East. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9780415255882.
