| Hammurabi II | |
| Great King of Yamhad | |
| Reign: | Middle 17th century BC |
| Predecessor: | Irkabtum |
| Successor: | Yarim-Lim III |
Hammurabi II (reigned Middle 17th century BC - Middle chronology) was an obscure king of Yamhad (Halab), probably reigning after Irkabtum.[1] [2]
Hammurabi II was confused with Hammurabi III,[3] the king of Yamhad who was mentioned as the son of the king of Halab in the annals of Hattusili I.[4]
The Alalakh tablets AlT 21 and AlT 22, (naturally made before the destruction of Alalakh)[5] mentions Hammurabi as king, while the Hammurabi mentioned in the Hittites annals (after the destruction of Alalakh) was attested as the son of king Yarim-Lim and since the destruction of Alalakh occurred while Yarim-Lim III was king, then the Hammurabi in tablets AlT 21 and 22 can not be the same Hammurabi, son and successor of Yarim-Lim III.
Nothing (except his existence) is known about Hammurabi II. His filiation is unknown but since he is mentioned before the destruction of Alalakh (and Yarim-Lim III was the king during and after the destruction) then he must have been succeeded by Yarim-Lim III (but even this is under debate).