Ašmu-nikal

Ašmu-nikal
Ašmu-nikal
Queen of Hittite empire
Spouse	Arnuwanda I
Issue	Tudhaliya II; Ašmi-Šarruma
Father	Tudhaliya I
Mother	Nikal-mati

Ašmu-nikal was a Queen consort of the Hittite empire.

Biography

Ašmu-nikal was born as a princess, the daughter of King Tudhaliya I and Queen Nikal-mati. She married a man called Arnuwanda, who later became a king. She had two sons with him: Prince Ašmi-Šarruma and King Tudhaliya II. She is mentioned in one prayer as a Great Queen. She was also a grandmother of Tudhaliya III and Suppiluliuma I.[1]

Gallery

Prayers of Arnuwanda and Asmu-Nikkal, 14th century BC, from Hattusa, Istanbul Archaeological Museum
Gifts given by Arnuwanda and Asmu-Nikkal, 14th century BC, from Hattusa, Istanbul Archaeological Museum

Himuili?[lower-alpha 1]

Tudhaliya I/II[lower-alpha 2]

Nikkalmati[lower-alpha 3]

Arnuwanda I[lower-alpha 3]

Asmunikal[lower-alpha 3]

Hattusili II?[lower-alpha 4]

Tudhaliya III[lower-alpha 5]

Daduhepa[lower-alpha 6]

Zida[lower-alpha 7]

Tudhaliya the Young[lower-alpha 8]

Henti[lower-alpha 7] (1)

Šuppiluliuma I[lower-alpha 8]

(2) Tawananna[lower-alpha 9]

Arnuwanda II[lower-alpha 7]

Telipinu[lower-alpha 10]

Sarri-Kusuh[lower-alpha 11][lower-alpha 12]

Zannanza[lower-alpha 13]

Gassulawiya[lower-alpha 14] (1)

Mursili II[lower-alpha 7]

(2) Tanuhepa[lower-alpha 15]

Talmi-Sarruma[lower-alpha 16]

Sahurunuwa[lower-alpha 11][lower-alpha 17]

Muwatalli II[lower-alpha 15]

Halpasulupi[lower-alpha 18]

Massanauzzi[lower-alpha 19]

Hattusili III[lower-alpha 20]

Puduhepa[lower-alpha 21]

Ini-Tesub[lower-alpha 11][lower-alpha 22]

Urhi-Tesub[lower-alpha 15]

Kurunta[lower-alpha 23]

Nerikkaili[lower-alpha 24]

numerous daughters[lower-alpha 25] and sons[lower-alpha 26]

Tudhaliya IV[lower-alpha 27]

Talmi-Tesub[lower-alpha 11][lower-alpha 28]

Hartapu[lower-alpha 29]

Arnuwanda III[lower-alpha 30]

Suppiluliuma II[lower-alpha 30][lower-alpha 31]

Kuzi-Tesub[lower-alpha 32]

(1) = 1st spouse
(2) = 2nd spouse
Small caps indicates a Great King (LUGAL.GAL) of the Land of Hatti; italic small caps indicates a Great Queen or Tawananna.
Dashed lines indicate adoption.
Solid lines indicate marriage (if horizontal) or parentage (if vertical).

References:

Trevor Bryce (1997). The Kingdom of the Hittites. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press.
Trevor Bryce (2012). The World of the Neo-Hittite Kingdoms. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press.
Volkert Haas (2006). Die hethitische Literatur. Berlin, Germany: de Gruyter.

Notes:

Scholars have suggested that Tudhaliya I/II was the son of Himuili and thus a grandson of the Hittite king Huzziya II (Bryce 1997, p. 131).
Bryce (1997) does not consider it clear whether Tudhaliya I/II was one king or two (p. 133).
Bryce (1997), p. 139.
The existence of Hattusili II is doubtful (Bryce 1997, pp. 153–154).
Bryce (1997), p. 158.
Bryce (1997), p. 172.
Bryce (1997), p. 174.
Bryce (1997), p. 168.
Also known as Malnigal; daughter of Burnaburias II of Babylonia (Bryce 1997, p. 173).
‘Great priest’ in Kizzuwadna and king (lugal) of Aleppo (Bryce 1997, p. 174).
King (lugal) of Carchemish.
Bryce (1997), pp. 174, 203–204.
Zannanza died on his way to Egypt to marry a pharaoh's widow, probably Ankhesenpaaten, the widow of Tutankhamun (Bryce 1997, pp. 196–198).
Bryce (1997), p. 227.
Bryce (1997), p. 230.
Bryce (1997), p. 220.
Bryce (1997), p. 222.
Haas (2006), p. 91.
Massanauzzi married Masturi, king of the Seha River Land (Bryce 1997, p. 313).
Bryce (1997), p. 296.
Puduhepa was the daughter of the Kizzuwadnan priest Pentipsarri (Bryce 1997, p. 273).
Bryce (1997), pp. 346, 363.
King (lugal) of Tarhuntassa (Bryce 1997, p. 296); apparently later Great King of Hatti (Bryce 1997, p. 354).
Nerikkaili married a daughter of Bentesina, king of Amurru (Bryce 1997, p. 294).
Two daughters of Hattusili III were married to the pharaoh Ramesses II; one was given the Egyptian name Ma(hor)nefrure. Another, Gassuwaliya, married into the royal house of Amurru. Kilushepa was married to a king of Isuwa. A daughter married into the royal family of Babylon. A sister of Tudhaliya IV married Sausgamuwa, king of Amurru after his father Bentesina. From Bryce (1997), pp. 294 and 312.
Bryce (1997), p. 332.
Bryce (1997), p. 363. Tudhaliya IV probably married a Babylonian princess, known by her title of Great Princess (dumu.sal gal) (Bryce 1997, pp. 294, 331).
Bryce (1997), p. 363.
Great King of Tarhuntassa; son of Mursili, the Great King, who is likely identical with Mursili III/Urhi-Tesub (Bryce 2012, p. 21 f.).
Bryce (1997), p. 361.
Last documented Great King of the Land of Hatti.
King and then Great King of Carchemish (Bryce 1997, pp. 384–385).

Sources

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[2] Scholars have suggested that Tudhaliya I/II was the son of Himuili and thus a grandson of the Hittite king Huzziya II (Bryce 1997, p. 131).

[3] Bryce (1997) does not consider it clear whether Tudhaliya I/II was one king or two (p. 133).

[bryce139-4] Bryce (1997), p. 139.

[5] The existence of Hattusili II is doubtful (Bryce 1997, pp. 153–154).

[6] Bryce (1997), p. 158.

[7] Bryce (1997), p. 172.

[bryce174-8] Bryce (1997), p. 174.

[bryce168-9] Bryce (1997), p. 168.

[10] Also known as Malnigal; daughter of Burnaburias II of Babylonia (Bryce 1997, p. 173).

[11] ‘Great priest’ in Kizzuwadna and king (lugal) of Aleppo (Bryce 1997, p. 174).

[carch-12] King (lugal) of Carchemish.

[13] Bryce (1997), pp. 174, 203–204.

[14] Zannanza died on his way to Egypt to marry a pharaoh's widow, probably Ankhesenpaaten, the widow of Tutankhamun (Bryce 1997, pp. 196–198).

[15] Bryce (1997), p. 227.

[bryce230-16] Bryce (1997), p. 230.

[17] Bryce (1997), p. 220.

[18] Bryce (1997), p. 222.

[19] Haas (2006), p. 91.

[20] Massanauzzi married Masturi, king of the Seha River Land (Bryce 1997, p. 313).

[bryce296-21] Bryce (1997), p. 296.

[22] Puduhepa was the daughter of the Kizzuwadnan priest Pentipsarri (Bryce 1997, p. 273).

[23] Bryce (1997), pp. 346, 363.

[24] King (lugal) of Tarhuntassa (Bryce 1997, p. 296); apparently later Great King of Hatti (Bryce 1997, p. 354).

[25] Nerikkaili married a daughter of Bentesina, king of Amurru (Bryce 1997, p. 294).

[26] Two daughters of Hattusili III were married to the pharaoh Ramesses II; one was given the Egyptian name Ma(hor)nefrure. Another, Gassuwaliya, married into the royal house of Amurru. Kilushepa was married to a king of Isuwa. A daughter married into the royal family of Babylon. A sister of Tudhaliya IV married Sausgamuwa, king of Amurru after his father Bentesina. From Bryce (1997), pp. 294 and 312.

[27] Bryce (1997), p. 332.

[28] Bryce (1997), p. 363. Tudhaliya IV probably married a Babylonian princess, known by her title of Great Princess (dumu.sal gal) (Bryce 1997, pp. 294, 331).

[bryce363-29] Bryce (1997), p. 363.

[30] Great King of Tarhuntassa; son of Mursili, the Great King, who is likely identical with Mursili III/Urhi-Tesub (Bryce 2012, p. 21 f.).

[bryce361-31] Bryce (1997), p. 361.

[32] Last documented Great King of the Land of Hatti.

[33] King and then Great King of Carchemish (Bryce 1997, pp. 384–385).

[1] "Hittites.info". Archived from the original on 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2011-04-06.