Warpalawas II

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Warpallawas II
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Warpalawas II, king of Tuwana, prays in front of divine symbols. Detail of a stele from Bor. 8th century BC. Museum of the Ancient Orient, Istanbul
Warpalawas II, king of Tuwana, prays in front of divine symbols. Detail of a stele from Bor. 8th century BC. Museum of the Ancient Orient, Istanbul
King of Tuwana
Reignc. 740s–c. 705 BC[1]
PredecessorMuwaḫḫaranis I
SuccessorMuwaḫḫaranis II
Bornc. early 8th century BC
Diedc. 705 BC[1]
IssueMuwaḫḫaranis II
Luwian𔗬𔖱𔕸𔓊𔗬𔗔[2][3]
Warpallawas[4]
Akkadian𒁹𒌨𒁄𒆷𒀀[5][6]
ᵐUrpallâ[7]
HouseDynasty of Warpalawas I (?)[8]
FatherMuwaḫḫaranis I
ReligionLuwian religion

Warpalawas II (Hieroglyphic Luwian: 𔗬𔖱𔕸𔓊𔗬𔗔‎, romanized: Warpallawas[2][3][4]) was a Luwian king of the Syro-Hittite kingdom of Tuwana in the region of Tabal who reigned during the late 8th century BC, from around c. 740 to c. 705 BC.[1][9]

  1. ^ a b c Bryce 2012, p. 150.
  2. ^ a b Hawkins 2000b, p. 520.
  3. ^ a b Hawkins 2000c, p. 518.
  4. ^ a b Yakubovich 2019, p. 553.
  5. ^ "Urpalla [1] (PN)". State Archives of Assyria Online. Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus. Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.
  6. ^ "Urpalla [1] (PN)". State Archives of Assyria Online. Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus. Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.
  7. ^ Bryce 2009, p. 726.
  8. ^ Bryce 2012, p. 149.
  9. ^ Yakubovich 2019.