Ammittamru I

Ammittamru I
Ammittamru I
	King of Ugarit
King of Ugarit
Reign	c. 1350 BC
Predecessor	Unknown, probably Yaqarum
Successor	Niqmaddu II
Issue	Niqmaddu II
Religion	Ancient Canaanite religion

Ammittamru I (Known by some sources as Amishtammru I or Amistammru I) was a king of the Ancient Syrian city of Ugarit who ruled c. 1350 BC.[1]

Reign

The first mention of him is EA 45 sent by Ammittamru I to Egypt, either in the late reign of Amenophis III[1][2] or in the first years of Akhenaten.[1] The damaged letter includes emphatic promises of allegiance to Egypt, as the occasion is said to be the repeated threats from a king of a land whose name is broken off, it's said to possibly be the land of the Hittites due to their long struggle with the Egyptians.[1] Another good example for such letters that show submission to Egypt is KTU 2.23 = RS 16.078+.15-24 sent to a contemporary pharaoh that says:

... And I am [your servant] who begs [for life to] the Sun, the great king, my lord. Then do I not pray for the life of his soul before Ba'al Saphon my lord, and length of days for my lord before Amun and before the gods of Egypt who protect the soul of the Sun, the Great King, my lord? [3]

Succession

After his death, he was succeeded by his son, Niqmaddu II.[4]

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References

Watson, Wilfred (1999). Handbook of Ugaritic Studies. p. 622. ISBN 9789004109889.
Aitchison, J. Eric (2016). Revisiting Velikovsky: An Audit of an Innovative Revisionist Attempt. ISBN 9781925515947.
Watson, Wilfred (1999). Handbook of Ugaritic Studies. p. 157. ISBN 9789004109889.
Kuhrt, Amélie (1997). The ancient Near East, c. 3000-330 BC. 1. Routledge. p. 306. ISBN 0-415-16763-9.

King of Ugarit	Succeeded by Niqmaddu II

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[Watson-1] Watson, Wilfred (1999). Handbook of Ugaritic Studies. p. 622. ISBN 9789004109889.

[2] Aitchison, J. Eric (2016). Revisiting Velikovsky: An Audit of an Innovative Revisionist Attempt. ISBN 9781925515947.

[3] Watson, Wilfred (1999). Handbook of Ugaritic Studies. p. 157. ISBN 9789004109889.

[kuhrt-4] Kuhrt, Amélie (1997). The ancient Near East, c. 3000-330 BC. 1. Routledge. p. 306. ISBN 0-415-16763-9.