Ilim-Ilimma I

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

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]

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]

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]

Ilim-Ilimma I of Halab
 Died: 1525 BC
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Abba-El II		 King of Halab (Yamhad)
– 1525 BC		 Vacant
Title next held by
Telepinus

References

Citations
  1. Moyra Caldecott. Tutankhamun and the Daughter of Ra. p. 260.
  2. Michael C. Astour. Hittite History and Absolute Chronology of the Bronze Age. p. 92.
  3. Michael C. Astour. Hittite history and absolute chronology of the Bronze Age. p. 19.
  4. Michael C. Astour. Orientalia: Vol. 38. p. 382.
  5. Horst Klengel. Syria, 3000 to 300 B.C.: a handbook of political history. p. 87.
  6. Masamichi Yamada. Essays on Ancient Anatolia and Syria in the Second and Third Millennium B.C. p. 304.
  7. Sidney Smith. The Statue of Idri-Mi. p. 60.
  8. Trevor Bryce. The Kingdom of the Hittites. p. 126.
  9. Michael C. Astour. Hittite History and Absolute Chronology of the Bronze Age. p. 92.
  10. Columbia University, Ancient Near Eastern Society. Journal, Volumes 6-9. p. 67.
  11. Horst Klengel. Syria, 3000 to 300 B.C.: a handbook of political history. p. 88.
  12. Trevor Bryce. Ancient Syria: A Three Thousand Year History. p. 35.
  13. Trevor Bryce. Ancient Syria: A Three Thousand Year History. p. 36.
  14. Neil Zimmerer. The Chronology of Genesis: A Complete History of the Nefilim. p. 57.
  15. Michael C. Astour. Orientalia: Vol. 38. p. 384.
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