Alluwamna was a
king
King is a royal title given to a male monarch. A king is an Absolute monarchy, absolute monarch if he holds unrestricted Government, governmental power or exercises full sovereignty over a nation. Conversely, he is a Constitutional monarchy, ...
of the
Hittites
The Hittites () were an Anatolian peoples, Anatolian Proto-Indo-Europeans, Indo-European people who formed one of the first major civilizations of the Bronze Age in West Asia. Possibly originating from beyond the Black Sea, they settled in mo ...
(Middle Kingdom) in the 15th century BC. He might be a successor of
Telipinu
Telipinu was the last king of the Hittites Old Kingdom, reigning in middle chronology. At the beginning of his reign, the Hittite Empire had contracted to its core territories, having long since lost all of its conquests, made in the former era ...
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-speaki ...
, p. 111–112. after the reign of
Tahurwaili
Tahurwaili was a king of the Hittites (Middle Kingdom), c. early 15th century BC (middle chronology) or mid 15th century BC (short chronology timeline). He was a cousin of the King Telipinu.
Family
As a first cousin of Telipinu, must have been ...
.
Family
Alluwamna married Harapšeki, daughter of
Telipinu
Telipinu was the last king of the Hittites Old Kingdom, reigning in middle chronology. At the beginning of his reign, the Hittite Empire had contracted to its core territories, having long since lost all of its conquests, made in the former era ...
. Their son was
Hantili II
Hantili II was a king in the Hittite Middle Kingdom, during the Late Bronze in the 15th century BC.
Family
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 ...
.
Reign
Alluwamna's reign is attested by a seal (SBo I.86) which identifies him with the title "Great King". 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, Tahurwaili 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
Tahurwaili was a king of the Hittites (Middle Kingdom), c. early 15th century BC (middle chronology) or mid 15th century BC (short chronology timeline). He was a cousin of the King Telipinu.
Family
As a first cousin of Telipinu, must have been ...
, 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 in the Hittite Middle Kingdom, during the Late Bronze in the 15th century BC.
Family
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 ...
.
[''The Great Empires of the Ancient World'', edited by Thomas Harrison, p.46]
See also
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History of the Hittites
The Hittites () were an Anatolian Indo-European people who formed one of the first major civilizations of the Bronze Age in West Asia. Possibly originating from beyond the Black Sea, they settled in modern-day Turkey in the early 2nd millen ...
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Reign of Alluwamna
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Hittite kings
15th-century BC monarchs