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Niqmepa
King of Ugarit From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Niqmepa (died c. 1270 BC) was the fifth-from-last King of Ugarit, a city-state in northwestern Syria.[1]
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Reign
Accession
He was the son of Niqmaddu II, and the brother and successor of Arhalba.[2]
Vassal Treaty
Niqmepa was installed by the Hittite king Mursili II (c. 1321-1300 BC) after forcing the former king, his brother Arhalba to abdicate the throne in favour of him,[2][3] and was forced to sign a new treaty declaring explicitly that Ugarit was a vassal state of the Hittites.[2] This was the document labelled as CTH 66, that was found at Ugarit.
Yet another document issued by Mursili II in regard to Niqmepa of Ugarit was also found at Ugarit. This is CTH 64, which contains Mursili II’s edict granting Ugarit the possession of towns claimed previously by Mukiš. The dispute about these towns was also adjudicated before by Mursili’s father Suppiluliuma I in favour of Niqmaddu of Ugarit. Furthermore, Mursili also fixed the border between Ugarit and Mukish.[4]
Other events
Niqmepa married princess Ahatmilku, of the Amurru kingdom to the south.[5] He continued to reign as a vassal of Muwatalli II, Mursili III and Hattusili III.
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Death
After a long reign of about 50 years as the vassal of four successive Hittite kings, Niqmepa was succeeded by his son, Ammittamru II.[2]
References
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