Ammitakum II was the last king of the ancient Mesopotamian city

Alalakh Alalakh (''Tell Atchana''; Hittite: Alalaḫ) is an ancient archaeological site approximately northeast of Antakya (historic Antioch) in what is now Turkey's Hatay Province. It flourished, as an urban settlement, in the Middle and Late Bronze A ...

. Archaeologists unearthed a large number of tablets detailing Ammitakum's reign. These documents showed that many citizens of Alalakh were indebted to him. Ammitakum purchased two settlements named Age and Igandan from

Irkabtum Irkabtum (reigned c. Middle 17th century BC - Middle chronology ) was the king of Yamhad (Halab) succeeding his father Niqmi-Epuh. Reign Irkabtum is referred to in an old Hittite letter fragment, but he is known primarily through the Alalakh tabl ...

, a king of

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. It is likely Ammitakum was succeeded by

Hammurabi of Alalakh Hammurabi (Akkadian: ; ) was the sixth Amorite king of the Old Babylonian Empire, reigning from to BC. He was preceded by his father, Sin-Muballit, who abdicated due to failing health. During his reign, he conquered Elam and the city-states ...

. Ammitakum also arranged an arranged marriage for his son. He married his son to the daughter of the king of

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Ancient Mesopotamia Near East Ancient Mesopotamian people Sumerian rulers Kings of Alalakh {{AncientNearEast-bio-stub