Abba-El II

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Abba-El II
King of Halab (Yamhad)
Abba-El II seal.jpg
ReignMiddle 16th century BC
PredecessorSarra-El
SuccessorIlim-Ilimma I

Abba-El II (reigned middle 16th century BC - Middle chronology) was the king of Halab (formerly Yamhad) who reigned after the withdrawal of the Hittites.[1]

Reign[]

Abba-El is known through his Royal Seal used by his descendant Niqmepa king of Alalakh as a dynastic seal.[1] In the seal he is described as the mighty king, servant of Hadad, beloved of Hadad, devotee of Hadad,[2] which were the titles that the old kings of Yamhad used.[3]

According to prof. Trevor Bryce Aleppo was restored by Abba-El's father Sarra-Ee;[4] however, other Historians such as Michael C. Astour consider Abba-El II to be the king who restored the kingdom.[5]

Aleppo recovered from the Hittite invasion and expanded its territory to some of its former lands including Alalakh, Niya and .[6]

Succession[]

Abba-El's immediate successor was his probable son Ilim-Ilimma I,[5][7] the father of Idrimi who continued the dynasty of Yamhad in Alalakh after Aleppo fell to the Mitannians in ca. 1525 BC.[4][8]

Abba-El II of Halab
Regnal titles
Preceded by King of Halab (Yamhad) Succeeded by

References[]

Citations[]

  1. ^ a b Eva Von Dassow (2008). State and society in the late Bronze Age: Alalaḫ under the Mittani Empire. p. 18. ISBN 9781934309148.
  2. ^ Dominique Collon (2005). First impressions: cylinder seals in the ancient Near East. p. 119. ISBN 9780714111360.
  3. ^ Ulf Oldenburg. The Conflict Between El and Ba'al in Canaanite Religion. p. 67.
  4. ^ a b Trevor Bryce (1999). The Kingdom of the Hittites. p. 126. ISBN 978-0-19-924010-4.
  5. ^ a b Michael C. Astour. Orientalia: Vol. 38. p. 382.
  6. ^ Trevor Bryce (10 September 2009). The Routledge Handbook of the Peoples and Places of Ancient Western Asia. p. 27. ISBN 9781134159079.
  7. ^ Michael C. Astour (1989). Hittite history and absolute chronology of the Bronze Age. p. 19. ISBN 9789186098865.
  8. ^ Thomas Nelson (14 October 2008). The Chronological Study Bible. p. 393. ISBN 9780718020682.
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