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Niqmepa (died 1270 BC) was the fifth-from-last King of Ugarit, a city-state in northwestern Syria.

Key facts

Royalty.name
Niqmepa
Royalty.title
King of Ugarit
Royalty.image
Text of Law in Akkadian by King Niqmepa with dynastic seal Ras Shamra Louvre Museum.jpg
Royalty.caption
Text of Law in Akkadian by King Niqmepa with dynastic seal. Ras Shamra. Louvre Museum.
Royalty.succession
King of Ugarit
Royalty.reign
1320 BC – 1270 BC
Royalty.predecessor
Arhalba (brother)
Royalty.successor
Ammittamru II
Royalty.spouse
Ahatmilku
Royalty.issue
Ammittamru II(+2 rival brothers)
Royalty.death_place
Ugarit
Royalty.father
Niqmepa

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • Reign
  • Accession
  • Vassal Treaty
  • Other events
  • Death
  • References

Niqmepa (died 1270 BC) was the fifth-from-last King of Ugarit, a city-state in northwestern Syria.

==Reign == ===Accession=== He was the son of Niqmaddu II, and the brother and successor of Arhalba.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Niqmepa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.