Ilim-Ilimma I

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Ilim-Ilimma I (reigned middle 16th century BC - c. 1524 BC - Middle chronology)[2] was the king of Yamhad (present-day Halab) succeeding his father Abba-El II.[3][4]

ReignMiddle 16th century BC – c. 1524 BC
PredecessorAbba-El II
SuccessorKingdom abolished
next king of Halab was : Telepinus.[1]
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Ilim-Ilimma I
King of Halab (Yamhad)
ReignMiddle 16th century BC – c. 1524 BC
PredecessorAbba-El II
SuccessorKingdom abolished
next king of Halab was : Telepinus.[1]
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Reign

Ilim-Ilimma is known through the inscriptions found on the Statue of his Son Idrimi:[5] his queen belonged to Emar royalty,[6] and he had many children of which Idrimi was the youngest.[7]

Fall of Yamhad

Ilim-Ilimma was under the threats of king Parshatatar of Mitanni,[8] and a rebellion probably instigated by him ended Ilim-Ilimma's reign and life in ca. 1524 BC,[9] and the royal family fled to Emar.[10]

Dynasty's Fate

Aleppo came under the authority of Mitanni,[11] while Idrimi stayed in exile for seven years,[12] after which he conquered Alalakh and continued the dynasty as the King of Mukis.[13] Ilim-Ilimma I was the last king of the Yamhad dynasty to rule as King of Halab;[14] his grandchild Niqmepa might have controlled Halab, but as king of Alalakh.[15]

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Ancestors of Ilim-Ilimma I
16. Niqmi-Epuh of Yamhad
8. Yarim-Lim III of Yamhad
4. Sarra-El of Yamhad
2. Abba-El II of Yamhad
1. Ilim-Ilimma I of Alalakh
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