Talmi-Teshub (Talmi-Teššup) was the King of Carchemish in Syria, and viceroy in the Hittite Empire, during the reign of his overlord Great King Suppiluliuma II of Hatti.
Early life
He belonged to a local dynasty which was a branch of the Hittite royal family descending from Suppiluliuma I. He was the son of Ini-Teshub and great-great-great-grandson of Suppiluliuma I.
Reign
At Carchemish, Talmi-Teshub (r. 12xx-11xx BC) had the status as a regional king and viceroy to his overlord, the Great King of Hatti. He was preceded by Ini-Teshub and succeeded by Kuzu-Teshub. We know very little from his reign during which time the Hittite Empire was struggling.
As part of the Hittite Empire, Carchemish was the regional center in the eastern part of the empire bordering the frontier against Assyria.
- The Treaty of Šuppiluliuma II with Talmi-Teššup of Karkamiš (CTH 122).
- A very fragmented text CTH 126 may date to the same period referring to a certain Šakuwasharit mentioned in both texts.
Death
According to royal seal impressions found at Lidar Höyük found in 1985 on the east bank of the Euphrates river, Talmi-Teshub was succeeded by his own son, Kuzi-Teshub.
Family Tree
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| Tudhaliya I/II | Nikkalmati | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arnuwanda I | Asmunikal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hattusili II? | Tudhaliya III | Daduhepa | Zida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tudhaliya the Younger | Henti (1) | Šuppiluliuma I | (2) Tawananna | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arnuwanda II | Telipinu | Sarri-Kusuh | Zannanza | Gassulawiya (1) | Mursili II | (2) Tanuhepa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Talmi-Sarruma | Sahurunuwa | Muwatalli II | Halpasulupi | Massanauzzi | Hattusili III | Puduhepa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ini-Tesub | Urhi-Tesub | Kurunta | Nerikkaili | numerous daughters and sons | Tudhaliya IV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Talmi-Tesub | Arnuwanda III | Suppiluliuma II | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kuzi-Tesub | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) = 1st spouse (2) = 2nd spouse Small caps indicates a Great King (LUGAL.GAL) of the Land of Hatti; italic small caps indicates a Great Queen or Tawananna. Dashed lines indicate adoption. Solid lines indicate marriage (if horizontal) or parentage (if vertical).
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- Trevor Bryce (1997). The Kingdom of the Hittites. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press.
- Trevor Bryce (2005). The Kingdom of the Hittites (new edition). Oxford, England: Clarendon Press.
- Trevor Bryce (2012). The World of the Neo-Hittite Kingdoms. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press.
- Jacques Freu (2007). Les débuts du nouvel empire hittite. Paris, France: L'Harmattan.
- Volkert Haas (2006). Die hethitische Literatur. Berlin, Germany: de Gruyter.
