Ahatmilku ( fl. 1265 BCE) was a princess of Amurru, who became queen of Ugarit through marriage.
Ahatmilku was a wife of the King Niqmepa of Ugarit and daughter-in-law of Niqmaddu II. [1] She held great wealth and influence.
She supported her youngest son Ammittamru II’s succession to the throne after the death of her husband. [2] She banished two of her sons to Alashiya ( Cyprus), when they contested this, but made sure they had sufficient supplies. [3]
Ahatmilku ( fl. 1265 BCE) was a princess of Amurru, who became queen of Ugarit through marriage.
Ahatmilku was a wife of the King Niqmepa of Ugarit and daughter-in-law of Niqmaddu II. [1] She held great wealth and influence.
She supported her youngest son Ammittamru II’s succession to the throne after the death of her husband. [2] She banished two of her sons to Alashiya ( Cyprus), when they contested this, but made sure they had sufficient supplies. [3]