Niqmaddu II

Ancient Near East portal

Niqmaddu II was the second ruler and king of the Ancient Syrian city of Ugarit, reigning ca. 1350-15 BC (or possibly ca. 1380-46 BC) and succeeding his father Ammishtamru I.^[1][2] He took his name from the earlier Amorite ruler Niqmaddu, meaning "Addu has vindicated" to strengthen the supposed origins of his Ugaritic dynasty in the Amorites.^[3]

He was a contemporary of the Egyptian ruler Amenophis IV and the Hittite ruler Shuppiluliuma I, and was a vassal of the latter.^[3] He had good relations with Egypt, and conceded to the Amorites in a dispute over the Shiyannu region early in his reign.^[1] He commissioned the Baal cycle about the god Haddu/Ba'al, and had a son, Niqmepa.^[3]

He is identified in Syrian on an alabaster vase along with a woman in Egyptian court dress,^[4] and is mentioned in the Baal cycle at King nqmd.^[3] He was succeeded briefly by Ar-Halba.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Kuhrt, Amélie (1997). The ancient Near East, c. 3000-330 BC. 1. Routledge. p. 306. ISBN 0415167639. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=EGu_p23NaS8C&pg=PA306. 
2. ^ Feldman, Marian H. (2006). Diplomacy by design: luxury arts and an "international style" in the ancient Near East, 1400-1200 BCE. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0226240444. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=1SKu3lk4CA8C&pg=PA184. 
3. ^ ^{a b c d} Smith, Mark S. (1994). The Ugaritic Baal cycle. 55. BRILL. ISBN 9004099956. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=jlfx4YwtaVkC. 
4. ^ Feldman, Marian H. (2002). "Ambiguous Identities: The -Marriage- Vase of Niqmaddu II and the Elusive Egyptian Princess". Journal of Mediterranean Archaeology (Equinox Publishing Ltd) 15 (1). ISSN 1743-1700. http://www.equinoxjournals.com/JMA/article/viewArticle/2800. 

Persondata
Name	Niqmaddu 02
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death