Alluwamna was a
king
King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. The female equivalent is queen, which title is also given to the consort of a king.
*In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the tit ...
of the
Hittites
The Hittites () were an Anatolian people who played an important role in establishing first a kingdom in Kussara (before 1750 BC), then the Kanesh or Nesha kingdom (c. 1750–1650 BC), and next an empire centered on Hattusa in north-centra ...
(Middle Kingdom) in the 15th century BC. He might be a successor of
Telipinu
Telipinu was the last king of the Hittites Old Kingdom, living in 16th century BC, reigned c. 1525-1500 BC in middle chronology. At the beginning of his reign, the Hittite Empire had contracted to its core territories, having long since lost all ...
as his son-in-law,
[''The Kingdom of the Hittites'' by ]Trevor Bryce
Trevor Robert Bryce (; born 1940) is an Australian Hittitologist specializing in ancient and classical Near-eastern history. He is semi-retired and lives in Brisbane.
His book, ''The Kingdom of the Hittites'', is popular among English-speakin ...
, p. 119. after the reign of
Tahurwaili.
Family
The wife of Alluwamna was called Harapšeki. Her father was
Telipinu
Telipinu was the last king of the Hittites Old Kingdom, living in 16th century BC, reigned c. 1525-1500 BC in middle chronology. At the beginning of his reign, the Hittite Empire had contracted to its core territories, having long since lost all ...
.
The son of Alluwamna, who later became a king, was
Hantili II
Hantili II was a king of the Hittites (Middle Kingdom) in the 15th century BC.
Reign
Hantili was a son of King Alluwamna, as attested in a land grant document from Alluwamna to his son, Hantili.''T.Bryce. The Kingdom of the Hittites, Oxford Uni ...
.
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
(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
One text of Alluwamna records the granting of land to his son and likely successor
Hantili II
Hantili II was a king of the Hittites (Middle Kingdom) in the 15th century BC.
Reign
Hantili was a son of King Alluwamna, as attested in a land grant document from Alluwamna to his son, Hantili.''T.Bryce. The Kingdom of the Hittites, Oxford Uni ...
.
[''The Great Empires of the Ancient World'', edited by Thomas Harrison, p.46]
See also
*
History of the Hittites
External links
Reign of Alluwamna
Sources
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Hittite kings
15th-century BC rulers