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Muwatalli II
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Muwatalli II (mNIR.GÁL) (also Muwatallis, or Muwatallish) was a king of the New kingdom of the Hittite empire (1295–1272 BCE). The eldest surviving son of Mursili II, he is best known as the Hittite ruler who fought Ramesses II to a standstill at the Battle of Kadesh around 1274 BCE. After becoming king, he relocated the capitol to Tarhuntassa when the Kaskas invaded; appointing his brother Hattusili as governor in Hattusa.
A copy of a treaty between him and Alaksandu, ruler of Wilusa, one of the Arzawa lands has been recovered. Egyptologists also believe that Muwattalli reached an informal peace treaty or understanding with Seti I over Kadesh to avoid a clash between the two superpowers over control of Syria. In it, Seti I effectively ceded Kadesh to the Hittite king in order to focus on domestic issues in Egypt.
Muwatalli had at least two children, both given Hurrian names in honor of the Hurrian storm god Teshup. One was Urhi-Teshup, who became king Mursili III until Hattusili III deposed him. Another was Ulmi-Teshup, who became the vassal ruler of Tarhuntassa. It is perhaps possible that ulmi is Hurrian for "female-slave", in which case this child may actually have been a daughter.
Muwatalli's namesake, Muwatalli I, was a pre-Empire king of the early 14th century, the predecessor of Tudhaliya I.
- Reign of Muwatalli II
- The failed reforms of Akhenaten and Muwatalli by Itamar Singer in British Museum Studies in Ancient
Egypt and Sudan (BMSAES) 6(2006), pp.37-58
| Preceded by Mursili II |
Hittite king | Succeeded by Mursili III |
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