Alluwamna
King Alluwamna of the Hittites | |
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| Predecessor | Telipinu[1] |
| Successor | Hantili II |
| Spouse | Harapšeki |
| Children | Hantili II[2] |
Alluwamna was a king of the Hittites (Middle Kingdom), ca. mid-15th century BC (short chronology timeline). He might be a successor of Telipinu as his son-in-law.[3][4]
Family
The wife of Alluwamna was called Harapšeki. Her father was Telipinu. The son of Alluwamna, who later became a king, was Hantili II.
Reign
Alluwamna's reign is attested by a seal (SBo I.86) named the Tabarna seal. As a son-in-law of Telepinu (married to his first-rank daughter Harapšeki), Alluwamna would have been first in line for the throne. However, Telepinu banished him and his wife to Malitashkur [4](see KUB 26:77), and so it is possible that he did not come to the throne right after Telepinu's death, but rather after the reign of Tahurwaili.[5] One text of Alluwamna records the granting of land to his son and likely successor Hantili II.[6]
See also
External links
Sources
- ^ Myth And Politics In Ancient Near Eastern Historiography by Mario Liverani, Zainab Bahrani, Marc Van De Mieroop
- ^ Johannes Lehmann: Die Hethiter, Volk der tausend Götter
- ^ The Tawananna in the Hittite kingdom by Shoshana R. Bin-Nun
- ^ a b The Kingdom of the Hittites by Trevor Bryce, p. 119.
- ^ S.R.Bin-Nun. Who was Tahurwaili, the grate king? Journal of Cuneiform Studies, vol. 26 No 2 April 1974
- ^ The Great Empires of the Ancient World, edited by Thomas Harrison, p.46