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Ammurapi (; ) was the last Bronze Age ruler and king (c. 1215 to 1180 BC) of the ancient Syrian city of Ugarit. Ammurapi was a contemporary of the Hittite King Suppiluliuma II.

Key facts

Royalty.name
Ammurapi
Royalty.succession
King of Ugarit
Royalty.reign
1215-1180 BC
Royalty.predecessor
Niqmaddu III
Royalty.birth_place
Ugarit

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  • Attestations
  • Divorce
  • Bronze Age Collapse
  • References
  • Bibliography

Ammurapi (; ) was the last Bronze Age ruler and king (c. 1215 to 1180 BC) of the ancient Syrian city of Ugarit. Ammurapi was a contemporary of the Hittite King Suppiluliuma II.

==Attestations== He wrote a preserved vivid letter RS 18.147 (Nougayrol et al. (1968 Ugaritica V): 87-9 no. 24) in response to a plea for assistance from the king of Alashiya.

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