Abban (Jamchad)

Abban (written Abba- AN , possibly also reading Abba'il ) followed around 1751 BC. BC (middle chronology) as the new king of Jamchad on the throne. He was the eldest son and successor of Hammurabi I , whose second son Jarim-Lim was assigned to rule the city of Alalah .

At the beginning of his government Abban had to take action against a revolt in the neighboring city-states. Irride , the ruling residence of his brother Jarim-Lim, was completely destroyed. Jarim-Lim therefore asked Abban to assign a new city. The contract concluded between the brothers on the cession of territory for the Kingdom of Jamchad documents the birth of the independent Kingdom of Mukiš , which, however, was politically bound by the instructions of Abban and his successors.

literature

• Donald J. Wiseman: Abban and Alalah. In: Journal of Cuneiform Studies 12 (1958), pp. 124-129.
• Anne Draffkorn: Was King Abba-AN of Yamḫad a Vezier for the King of Ḫattuša? In: Journal of Cuneiform Studies 13 (1959), pp. 94-103.
• Manfred Dietrich, Oswald Loretz: The foundation of the city state Alalah-Mukisch (AlT 1 and 456). In: Otto Kaiser u. a. (Ed.): Texts from the environment of the Old Testament . Volume 1/5: Historical-chronological texts II. Gütersloher Verlagshaus, Gütersloh 1985, pp. 497–500.

predecessor	Office	successor
Hammurapi I.	King of Jamchad 1751 BC Chr. - ???? v. Chr.	Jarim-Lim II.