Alluwamna
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Alluwamna | |
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 Personal seal of King Alluwamna: "Seal of Great King, Tabarna, Alluwamna. He who alters (it) will die." | |
| Predecessor | Tahurwaili[1] or Telipinu[2] |
| Successor | Hantili II |
| Spouse | Harapšeki |
| Children | Hantili II[3] |
Alluwamna was a king of the Hittites (Middle Kingdom) in the 15th century BC. He might be a successor of Telipinu as his son-in-law,[4][5] after the reign of Tahurwaili.[1]
Alluwamna married Harapšeki, daughter of Telipinu. Their son was Hantili II.
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[6] (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[1] One text of Alluwamna records the granting of land to his son and likely successor Hantili II.[7]
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