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Amut-pi'el II

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Amut-pi'el II (died c. 1750 BC) was a king of Qatna in the 18th century BC, during the Middle Bronze IIA.

Reignc. 1772 – c. 1762 BC
PredecessorIshi-Addu
Diedc. 1750 BC
IssueJaḫad-Abum
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Amut-pi'el II
King of Qatna
Reignc. 1772 – c. 1762 BC
PredecessorIshi-Addu
Diedc. 1750 BC
IssueJaḫad-Abum
FatherIshi-Addu
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Family

He was the son of king Ishi-Addu,[1] and his own son and crown prince was named Jaḫad-Abum but it is not known if this heir succeeded due to lack of sources.[2]

Reign

"There is no king who is mighty by himself. Ten or fifteen kings follow Hammurabi the ruler of Babylon, a like number of Rim-Sin of Larsa, a like number of Ibal-pi-el of Eshnunna, a like number of Amut-piʾel of Qatanum, but twenty follow Yarim-Lim of Yamhad."

— A tablet sent to Zimri-Lim of Mari, showing that Amut-piʾel had 10-15 vassal kings.[3]

His reign is attested in the archive of Mari between c. 1772-1762 BC,[1] after which, Mari was destroyed by Hammurabi of Babylon and no more information is known about Amut-pi'el.[4] Amut-pi'el II visited Ugarit and met the king of Mari in year 8 of Zimri-Lim's reign.[5]

He was contemporary with Yarim-Lim of Yamhad, Zimri-Lim of Mari, Hammurabi of Babylon, Ibal-pi-el of Eshnunna, and Rim-Sin I of Larsa.

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