Ammittamru II
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Ammittamru II was a king of the ancient Syrian city of Ugarit who ruled from 1260 to 1235 BC.[1] He reigned for 25 years, being the son of former king Niqmepa,[2] who was famously forced to sign a treaty of vassalization to the Hittites.
His mother Ahatmilku supported his succession to the throne after the death of his father.[3] She banished two of her sons to Alashiya (Cyprus), when they contested this, but made sure they had sufficient supplies.[4]
Like all other Ugaritan kings, very few references of him exist. However, he is known to be a contemporary of Bentešina of the
Ammittamru II is assumed to have used the seal of his grandfather, Niqmaddu II instead of the dynastic seal that reads: "Yaqarum, son of Niqmaddu, king of Ugarit", that was normally used by Ugaritan kings.[2][5]
Ammittamru II determined his son Ibiranu as his successor during his lifetime.
References
- ISBN 9783161550102.
- ^ ISBN 9789004309678.
- ^ Only One God?: Monotheism in Ancient Israel and the Veneration of the Goddess Asherah by Bob Becking, Meindert Dijkstra, Marjo Korpel, Karel Vriezen
- ^ Marsman, Hennie J (2003). Women in Ugarit & Israel. Leiden: Koninklijke Brill NV. p. 660.
- ISBN 9789004099951.
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