Abba-El II
| Abba-El II | |
|---|---|
| King of Halab (Yamhad) | |
 | |
| Reign | Middle 16th century BC |
| Predecessor | Sarra-El |
| Successor | Ilim-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-El,[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 Ama'u.[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 Sarra-El |
King of Halab (Yamhad) | Succeeded by Ilim-Ilimma I |
References
Citations
- 1 2 Eva Von Dassow. State and society in the late Bronze Age: Alalaḫ under the Mittani Empire. p. 18.
- ↑ Dominique Collon. First impressions: cylinder seals in the ancient Near East. p. 119.
- ↑ Ulf Oldenburg. The Conflict Between El and Ba'al in Canaanite Religion. p. 67.
- 1 2 Trevor Bryce. The Kingdom of the Hittites. p. 126.
- 1 2 Michael C. Astour. Orientalia: Vol. 38. p. 382.
- ↑ Trevor Bryce. The Routledge Handbook of the Peoples and Places of Ancient Western Asia. p. 27.
- ↑ Michael C. Astour. Hittite history and absolute chronology of the Bronze Age. p. 19.
- ↑ Thomas Nelson. The Chronological Study Bible. p. 393.