Humban-Numena
King of Elam
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Humban-Numena (or Kumban-Numena) was a king of Elam from the Igihalkid dynasty (Middle Elamite Period, mid-14th century BCE). He was a son and successor of King Attar-kittah.[a] He married a daughter of the Kassite king Kurigalzu,[2][4] who bore him Untash-Napirisha,[b] who was thus a grandson of Kurigalzu.[7][6] According to another interpretation of the primary source, he married the daughter of his uncle Pahir-ishshan, himself the son of a Kassite princess, and was thus a great-grandson of Kurigalzu.[1][8]
| Humban-Numena | |
|---|---|
| King of Elam | |
| Reign | circa 1370 BC |
| Predecessor | Attar-kittah |
| Successor | Untash-Napirisha |
| Spouse | Daughter (or granddaughter)[1] of Kurigalzu[2] |
| Issue | Untash-Napirisha |
| House | Igihalkid |
| Father | Attar-kittah |
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Notes
- He is mentioned as the father of King Untash-Napirisha in a later inscription of King Shilhak-Inshushinak and in the so-called Berlin letter, a Neo-Babylonian copy of a diplomatic letter sent from Elam to Babylon, where it is also recorded that his mother was the daughter of Kurigalzu[5][6]
