Abba-El II

Abba-El II (died 1550 BC) was a king of Yamhad who reigned after the withdrawal of the Hittites.

Reign Abba-El II is known through his Royal Seal used by his descendant Niqmepa, king of Alalakh as a dynastic seal. which were the titles that the old kings of Yamhad used. While the seal mentions the name of Abba-El II, the king depicted in it could be Abba-El I.

According to prof. Trevor Bryce, Aleppo was restored by Abba-El's father Sarra-Ee; however, other Historians such as Michael C. Astour consider Abba-El II to be the king who restored the kingdom.

Aleppo recovered from the Hittite invasion and expanded its territory to some of its former lands including Alalakh, Niya, and Ama'u.

Succession Abba-El's immediate successor was his probable son Ilim-Ilimma I, the father of Idrimi who continued the dynasty of Yamhad in Alalakh after Aleppo fell to Mitanni around 1525 BC.