Ammuna

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Ammuna was a Hittite great king who, according to the middle chronology, lived around 1550 to 1530 BC. Could have ruled. The exact dating of his reign has not yet been established. However, an annal text was created during this time, similar to that of other great kings.

Ammuna was the son of Zidanta , who had become Great King through the murder of his father-in-law. During his reign the empire suffered a period of drought. Telipinu describes this event: And the gods came to visit him and his country because of the bloodshed against his father Zidanta. Grain, wine, cattle, and sheep did not flourish in his hand.

Family tree Ammunas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ḫattušili I.
 
 
 
 Sister Ḫattušilis I.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Son of Ḫattušili I.
 
 Labarna
 
 further siblings of Labarna
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mursili I.
 
 Ḫarapšili
 
 Ḫantili I.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Daughter of Muršilis I.
 
 Zidanta I.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Ammuna
 
 
 
 
 
 

In the further course Telipinu mentions other problems of the country: The countries became hostile to Ammuna, among them Adaniya , Arzawiya , Šallapa, Parduwata and Aḫḫulašša. Wherever his soldiers went to the field, they did not come back successfully . The Hurrians attacked the country from the east and even the capital Ḫattuša was in danger. In this situation, Ammuna died, who did not fall victim to his own coup but died of natural causes. The usual phrase for this was: When Ammuna became God .

Telipinu explains the trench warfare for the succession to the throne:

“Zuru, the leader of the bodyguards, secretly sent his son, Taḫurwaili , the golden lance bearer , and he murdered the Tittiya's family and his sons. Zuru also sent the Taḫuršu , the courier, and he murdered Hantili and his sons. Ḫuzziya was proclaimed the new king. He assigned properties to his five brothers with the words: "May you go and stay there. You may eat and drink, but no one should harm them. Although they have harmed me, I will not do them any harm."

- Annals of the Telipinu

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Notes and individual references

  1. ^ Veenhof (2001): 314.
  2. ↑ Jörg Klinger: Die Hittiter, Verlag CH Beck oHG, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-406-53625-0
  3. ↑ Johannes Lehmann: The Hittites, People of a Thousand Gods , C. Bertelsmann Verlag, Munich 1975, ISBN 3-570-02610-8
  4. ^ Waltraud Sperlich: The Hittites, The forgotten people , Jan Thorbecke Verlag GmbH, Ostfildern 2003, ISBN 3-7995-7982-6
  5. ↑ Hans Martin Kümmel : The succession to the throne of Telipinu In: Otto Kaiser (Hrsgb.): Texts from the environment of the Old Testament, Vol. 1 - Old sequence - , Gütersloher Verlagshaus, Gütersloh 1985, p. 467.


predecessor Office successor
Zidanta I. Hittite great king
16th century BC Chr. 		Ḫuzziya I.
personal data
SURNAME Ammuna
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hittite great king
DATE OF BIRTH 16th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 16th century BC Chr.