Ammitakum II
Mesopotamian king
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Ammitakum II was a king of the ancient Mesopotamian city Alalakh. Archaeologists unearthed a large number of tablets detailing Ammitakum's reign. These documents showed that many citizens of Alalakh were indebted to him. Ammitakum purchased two settlements named Age and Igandan from Irkabtum, a king of Yamhad. It is likely Ammitakum was succeeded by Hammurabi of Alalakh. Ammitakum also arranged a marriage for his son. He married his son to the daughter of the king of Ibla.