Alluwamna | |
|---|---|
| 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]
The wife of Alluwamna was called Harapšeki. Her father was Telipinu. The son of Alluwamna, who later became a king, was Hantili II.
Alluwamna's reign is attested by a seal (SBo I.86) named the Tabarna seal. 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, Telepinu banished him and his wife to Malitashkur [5] (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. [6]
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