Ašmu-nikal
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Ašmu-nikal was a Queen consort
of Hittite empire. Her name can be written as Asmu-nikal.
and Queen Nikal-mati
. She married a man called Arnuwanda
, who later became a king. She bore him two sons - Prince Ašmi-Šarruma and King Tudhaliya II
. She is mentioned in one prayer as a Great Queen. She was also a grandmother of Tudhaliya III
and Suppiluliuma I
.
Queen consort
A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king. A queen consort usually shares her husband's rank and holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles. Historically, queens consort do not share the king regnant's political and military powers. Most queens in history were queens consort...
of Hittite empire. Her name can be written as Asmu-nikal.
Biography
Ašmu-nikal was born as a princess, the daughter of King Tudhaliya ITudhaliya I
Tudhaliya I was a king of the Hittite empire ca. the early 14th century BC .- Identity :...
and Queen Nikal-mati
Nikal-mati
Nikal-mati was a queen of the Hittite empire, the wife of king Tudhaliya I. She was a mother of queen Ašmu-nikal and grandmother of King Tudhaliya II....
. She married a man called Arnuwanda
Arnuwanda I
Arnuwanda I was a king of the Hittite empire. He became a ruler by marriage and was very religious.- Biography :Arnuwanda became a king by marriage. His wife was Ašmu-nikal, daughter of king Tudhaliya I. He became a successor of Tudhaliya as his son-in-law. He began his reign under a co-regency...
, who later became a king. She bore him two sons - Prince Ašmi-Šarruma and King Tudhaliya II
Tudhaliya II
Tudhaliya II was a king of the Hittite empire ca. 1360? – 1344 BC .The Hittite empire suffered serious losses of territory during Tudhaliya's reign, with even the capital itself being burnt down...
. She is mentioned in one prayer as a Great Queen. She was also a grandmother of Tudhaliya III
Tudhaliya III
Tudhaliya III was a short-lived king of the Hittite Empire ca. 1344 BC ; he may have been the son and successor of Hattusili II, however he is normally viewed as the son and immediate successor of Tudhaliya II . He is never explicitly known to have been king at all...
and Suppiluliuma I
Suppiluliuma I
Suppiluliuma I was king of the Hittites . He achieved fame as a great warrior and statesman, successfully challenging the then-dominant Egyptian empire for control of the lands between the Mediterranean and the Euphrates....
.