Arnuwanti II
| Arnuwanti II | |
|---|---|
| King of Melid | |
 Darende stele, dedicated to goddess Hebat by king Arnuwanti II. | |
| King of Kammanu (Melid) | |
| Reign | 11th century BCE |
| Predecessor | PUGNUS-mili II |
| Successor | PUGNUS-mili III or CRUS-RA/I-sa |
Arnuwanti II was a Neo-Hittite king of the Iron Age polity of Kammanu, centered at Melid (Arslantepe) during or around the 11th century BCE.[1]
Attestations
Arnuwanti II was the creator of two stelae (monoliths) written in Luwian hieroglyphs: one at İspekçür,[2] and one at Darende.[3] In his inscriptions, he calls himself "Arnuwantis the King". In the İspekçür stele, Arnuwanti traces his lineage. From this, it can be deduced that he was the son of a certain PUGNUS-mili II, and the grandson of another Arnuwanti,[1] probably the brother of Runtiya, who authored the Gürün rock inscription. If this is true, then Arnuwanti is a late descendant of the royal house of the Hittite Empire, through Kuzi-Teshub, the grandfather of Runtiya and possibly Arnuwanti I. A similar genealogical inscription also occurs on the Darende stele, as well as a dedication to the important Syrian goddess Hebat "of the city".
References
- ^ a b Hawkins, John David (2012-05-10). Inscriptions of the Iron Age: Part 1: Text, Introduction, Karatepe, Karkamis, Tell Ahmar, Maras, Malatya, Commagene. Walter de Gruyter. p. 287. ISBN 978-3-11-080420-1.
- ^ "Hittite Monuments - İspekçür". www.hittitemonuments.com. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
- ^ "Hittite Monuments - Darende". www.hittitemonuments.com. Retrieved 2025-02-17.