Alluwamna was a king of the Hittites (Middle Kingdom) in the 15th century BC. He might be a successor of Telipinu as his son-in-law,[4][5] after the reign of Tahurwaili.[1]
Alluwamna | |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Tahurwaili[1] or Telipinu[2] |
| Successor | Hantili II |
| Spouse | Harapšeki |
| Children | Hantili II[3] |
Family
editAlluwamna married Harapšeki, daughter of Telipinu. Their son was Hantili II.
Reign
editAlluwamna'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 [5](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, first cousin of Telipinu[1] One text of Alluwamna records the granting of land to his son and likely successor Hantili II.[6]
See also
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External links
editSources
edit- ^ a b c Bin-Nun, S.R. (April 1974). "Who was Tahurwaili, the grate king?". Journal of Cuneiform Studies. v26 (2).
- ^ Myth And Politics In Ancient Near Eastern Historiography by Mario Liverani, ed. and introduced by Zainab Bahrani and 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.
- ^ The Great Empires of the Ancient World, edited by Thomas Harrison, p.46