Immeya

Immeya

Drawing of the mace handle with Hotepibre's name, gift for Immeya
King of Ebla
Reign around 1750-1725 BCE
Successor possibly Hammu[rabi]
Burial "Tomb of the Lord of the Goats", in Ebla

Immeya was a king of Ebla, in modern Syria, reigning around 1750-1725 BCE.[1]

Reign

Immeya was most likely buried in the so-called "Tomb of the Lord of the Goats", in the royal necropolis of the western palace at Ebla,[2] as suggested by a silver cup found here, bearing an inscription in his name.[1] 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,[2] the remains of a throne decorated with bronze goat heads,[3] and especially an ancient Egyptian ceremonial mace made of gold, silver and ivory, a gift from the 13th Dynasty pharaoh Hotepibre, who was a contemporary of Immeya.[1][2]

Immeya also appears as the sender of a letter to a ruler, which was also found at Ebla.[1] One of his successors—not necessarily the direct one—was a certain king Hammu[...], whose full name was probably Hammurabi.[1]

As for other rulers of the third kingdom of Ebla, Immeya's name is Amorite; furthermore, it seems that "Immeya" was a hypocorism.[1]

Sources

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Matthiae (2010), pp. 217-18
  2. 1 2 3 Matthiae (2010), pp. 301-04
  3. Matthiae (2010), p. 338
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