Person

Niqmepa of Ugarit

14th–13th century BCE · 13th century BCE

Niqmepa was a king of Ugarit, the trading city on the Syrian coast, in the late 14th and 13th centuries BCE, and son of Niqmaddu II. He ruled for several decades as a vassal of the Hittite Empire, under treaties with Mursili II, and many legal and diplomatic tablets from the archives of Ugarit belong to his long reign.

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Niqmepa of Ugarit. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/niqmepa-of-ugarit
MLA: “Niqmepa of Ugarit.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/niqmepa-of-ugarit. Accessed .
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