Immeya
| Immeya | |
|---|---|
 Drawing of the mace handle with Hotepibre's name, gift for Immeya | |
| King of Ebla | |
| Reign | around 1750-1725 BCE |
| Successor | possibly Hammu[rabi] |
| Burial | "Tomb of the Lord of the Goats", in Ebla |
Immeya was a king of Ebla, in modern Syria, reigning around 1750-1725 BCE.[1]
Reign
Immeya was most likely buried in the so-called "Tomb of the Lord of the Goats", in the royal necropolis of the western palace at Ebla,[2] as suggested by a silver cup found here, bearing an inscription in his name.[1] Assuming that, it is likely that the funerary equipment found in the tomb belonged to Immeya too. This included some objects in carved hippopotamus ivory,[2] the remains of a throne decorated with bronze goat heads,[3] and especially an ancient Egyptian ceremonial mace made of gold, silver and ivory, a gift from the 13th Dynasty pharaoh Hotepibre, who was a contemporary of Immeya.[1][2]
Immeya also appears as the sender of a letter to a ruler, which was also found at Ebla.[1] One of his successors—not necessarily the direct one—was a certain king Hammu[...], whose full name was probably Hammurabi.[1]
As for other rulers of the third kingdom of Ebla, Immeya's name is Amorite; furthermore, it seems that "Immeya" was a hypocorism.[1]
Sources
- Matthiae, Paolo (2010). Ebla. La città del trono (in Italian). Einaudi. ISBN 978-88-06-20258-3.