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King of Qatna
Amut-pi'el
King of Qatna
Reignc. 1772 – c. 1762 BC (MC)
PredecessorIshi-Addu
BornQatna
Diedc. 1750 BC
Qatna
IssueJaḫad-Abum

Amut-piʾel II was a king of Qatna in the 18th century BC, during the Middle Bronze IIA.

Family

He was the son of king Ishi-Addu, and his own son and crown prince was named Jaḫad-Abum but it is not known if this heir succeeded due to lack of sources.

Reign

"There is no king who is mighty by himself. Ten or fifteen kings follow Hammurabi the ruler of Babylon, a like number of Rim-Sin of Larsa, a like number of Ibal-pi-el of Eshnunna, a like number of Amut-piʾel of Qatanum, but twenty follow Yarim-Lim of Yamhad."

A tablet sent to Zimri-Lim of Mari, showing that Amut-piʾel had 10-15 vassal kings.

His reign is attested in the archive of Mari between c. 1772-1762 BC, after which, Mari was destroyed by Hammurabi of Babylon (r. 1792-1750 BC) and no more information is known about Amut-piʾel. Amut-piʾel II visited Ugarit and met the king of Mari in year 8 of Zimri-Lim's reign.

He was contemporary with Yarim-Lim of Yamhad (r. 1780-1764 BC), Zimri-Lim of Mari, Hammurabi of Babylon (r. 1792-1750 BC), Ibal-pi-el of Eshnunna (r. 1779-1765 BC), and Rim-Sin I of Larsa (r. 1822-1763 BC).

References

Citations

  1. ^ Van Koppen 2015, p. 89.
  2. Van Koppen 2015, p. 92.
  3. Dalley 2002, p. 44.
  4. Van Koppen 2015, p. 91.
  5. Pappi 2012, p. 585, 586.

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