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Ammitakum II
Mesopotamian king From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ammitakum II was a king of the ancient Mesopotamian city Alalakh, and a vassal of the Great Kingdom of Yamhad.
Reign
Archaeologists unearthed a large number of tablets detailing Ammitakum's reign. These documents showed that many citizens of Alalakh were indebted to him.[1]
Land purchase from Irkabtum
Ammitakum purchased two settlements named Age and Igandan from king Irkabtum of Yamhad.[2]
Arranged marriage
It is likely Ammitakum was succeeded by Hammurabi of Alalakh.[3] Ammitakum also arranged a marriage for his son. He married his son to the daughter of the king of Ebla.[4][5]
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