Hammurabi II

Hammurabi II (reigned Middle 17th century BC - Middle chronology) was an obscure king of Yamhad (Halab), probably reigning after Irkabtum.[1][2]

Hammurabi II
Great King of Yamhad
ReignMiddle 17th century BC
PredecessorIrkabtum
SuccessorYarim-Lim III

Identity

Hammurabi II was confused with Hammurabi III,[3] the king of Yamhad who was mentioned as the son of the king of Halab in the annals of Hattusili I.[4]

The Alalakh tablets AlT 21 and AlT 22, (naturally made before the destruction of Alalakh)[5] mentions Hammurabi as king, while the Hammurabi mentioned in the Hittites annals (after the destruction of Alalakh)[3] was attested as the son of king Yarim-Lim and since the destruction of Alalakh occurred while Yarim-Lim III was king, then the Hammurabi in tablets AlT 21 and 22 can not be the same Hammurabi, son and successor of Yarim-Lim III.[3]

Position and Succession

Nothing (except his existence) is known about Hammurabi II. His filiation is unknown but since he is mentioned before the destruction of Alalakh (and Yarim-Lim III was the king during and after the destruction) then he must have been succeeded by Yarim-Lim III (but even this is under debate).[3]

References

Citations
  1. Wilfred van Soldt (2000). "Syrian Chronology in the Old and Early Middle Babylonian Periods". Akkadica. 119–200: 105.
  2. Soldt, Wilfred H. van. Syrian Chronology in the Old and Early Middle Babylonian Periods, Akkadica 119-20.
  3. wilfred van soldt (1999). Akkadica, Volumes 111-120. p. 106.
  4. Iorwerth Eiddon Stephen Edwards (1970). The Cambridge Ancient History. p. 244. ISBN 9780521082303.
  5. Eva Von Dassow (2008). State and society in the late Bronze Age: Alalaḫ under the Mittani Empire. p. 14. ISBN 9781934309148.
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