Muwatalli (cow cow)

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Muwatalli ( Assyrian Mutallu) was a neo-Hittite king of Kummuh , who lived from min. 712-708 BC Ruled.

Muwatalli is only known from Assyrian sources. Perhaps he was the direct successor of the previous king of Kummuh, Kuštašpi (min. 750–732 BC), but details are not known. It is conceivable, if not definitely proven, that he was the last descendant of the Hittite great kings . In any case, both he and his predecessors wore Hattusili I (Assyrian Qatazilu; 866–857 BC), Suppiluliuma (Assyrian Ušpilulume; 805–773 BC) and Hattusili II (middle 8th century BC) .) the names of the Hittite great kings .

Muwatalli was a loyal vassal of the Assyrians , perhaps from Kuštašpi's submission to the Assyrians. He was rewarded by the Assyrian King Sargon II for his loyalty with the city of Melid of the neo-Hittite state of the same name after Melid was smashed by the Assyrians. In the year 709/08 BC However, Muwatalli fell away from the Assyrians. Sargon II accused him of colluding with Argišti II of Urartu . The Assyrians then invaded Kummuh, sacked the country and its capital, and deported large parts of its population and the royal family to Babylonia . Muwatalli himself managed to escape. His further fate is unknown. Perhaps he found refuge in Urartu. In any case, Kummuh was incorporated into the Assyrian Empire as a province and repopulated with settlers from the Chaldean tribe of Bit-Jakin.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Christian Marek, Peter Frei: History of Asia Minor in Antiquity. Munich 2010, p. 803.
  2. ^ A b c Trevor Bryce: The World of the Neo-Hittite Kingdoms: A Political and Military History . Oxford, New York 2012, p. 114.
  3. ^ Trevor Bryce: The World of the Neo-Hittite Kingdoms: A Political and Military History . Oxford, New York 2012, p. 111 ff.
  4. ^ Trevor Bryce: The World of the Neo-Hittite Kingdoms: A Political and Military History . Oxford, New York 2012, pp. 286 f.
predecessor Office successor
Kuštašpi King of Kummuh
min. 712-708 BC Chr. 		-
personal data
SURNAME Muwatalli
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mutallu
BRIEF DESCRIPTION King of Kummuh
DATE OF BIRTH 8th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 8th century BC BC or 7th century BC Chr.