Immeya was a king of Ebla, in modern

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, reigning around 1750–1725 BCE.Matthiae (2010), pp. 217-18

Reign

Immeya was most likely buried in the so-called "Tomb of the Lord of the Goats", in the royal

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of the western palace at Ebla, as suggested by a silver cup found here, bearing an inscription in his name. Assuming that, it is likely that the funerary equipment found in the tomb belonged to Immeya too. This included some objects in carved hippopotamus ivory, the remains of a throne decorated with bronze goat heads, and especially an ancient Egyptian

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made of gold, silver and ivory, a gift from the

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pharaoh

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, who was a contemporary of Immeya. Immeya also appears as the sender of a letter to a ruler, which was also found at Ebla. One of his successors—not necessarily the direct one—was a certain king Hammu .. whose full name was probably Hammurabi. As for other rulers of the third kingdom of Ebla, Immeya's name is Amorite; furthermore, it seems that "Immeya" was a hypocorism.

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{{Kings of Ebla Kings of Ebla 18th-century BC monarchs 18th-century BC people