Irhuleni

Irhuleni

Irhuleni

King of Hamath

Irhuleni (Luwian: Urhilina) was King of Hamath. He led a coalition against the Assyrian expansion under Shalmaneser III, alongside Hadadezer of Damascus.[1] This coalition succeeded in 853 BC in the Battle of Qarqar a victory over the Assyrians, halting their advance to the west for two years. Later Irhuleni maintained good relations with Assyria. His son was, in Luwian, Uratami.[2]

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His name also appears in inscriptions on votive offerings found in Nimrud.

King Zakkur is known as the ruler of Hamath around 785 BC.[3]

See also

Bibliography

  • Hawkins,RLA IV, 67–70.
  • Hawkins,CAH III.1, 393–396.
  • Klengel,Syria. 3000 to 300 BC, Berlin 1992, 213

References

  1. [1]
    Bryce, Trevor (2012). The world of the Neo-Hittite kingdoms : a political and military history. Oxford New York: Oxford University Press. p. 135. ISBN 978-0199218721.
  2. [2]
    Bryce, Trevor (2012). The world of the Neo-Hittite kingdoms : a political and military history. Oxford New York: Oxford University Press. p. 136. ISBN 978-0199218721.
  3. [3]
    Luis Robert Siddall, The Reign of Adad-nīrārī III: An Historical and Ideological Analysis of An Assyrian King and His Times. BRILL, 2013 ISBN 9004256148 p.37
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