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Topic: Shuttarna I


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  Mitanni - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
During the reign of Shuttarna in the early fourteenth century BC the relationship was very amicable, and he sent his daughter Gilukheppa to Egypt for a marriage with Pharaoh Amenhotep III.
Shuttarna had sent men to strengthen the troops and chariots of the district of Irridu, but the Hittite army won the battle, and the people of Irridu sued for peace.
Shuttarna III 1350 BC, son of an usurper Artatama II Shattiwaza or Mattivaza, son of Tushratta 1350 BC-1320 BC
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As the dynasty of Mitanni maintained the tradition of Indo-Aryan throne names into the thirteenth century, we may assume that the dynasty itself was of Indo-Aryan origin...
Impressions of his seal are found on two records from the second half of the fifteenth century produced by a later king, namely, Saushtatar...
In these letters, which were discovered at Tell al-Amarna (Akhetaten) in Middle Egypt, he often refers to past events...He mentions as his initial military success a victory over the Hittites...Amenhotep accepted Tushratta's offer of the resumption of friendly relations.
idcs0100.lib.iup.edu /westcivi/new_page_85.htm   (1219 words)

  
 "Forgotten Empires" Remembered - Text
Another question which is debated among scholars is whether or not to equate Shuttarna III with Shattuara I, the king of Hanigalbat defeated by Adad-Nirari I. Weidner supported this equation, but Harrak rejects it.
The former would be a grandson of Shuttarna II and the latter a great-grandson.
Shattiwaza told Shuppiluliumas I that Shuttarna III was the son of Artatama II.
www.starways.net /lisa/essays/mitanni.html   (7113 words)

  
 Mitanni Culture   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
In a Northern Area sounding, excavations in a Late Bronze age house recovered the first cuneiform document to be retrieved from the Jabbul.
The Akkadian text concerns the granting of Mitannian citizenship to several individuals, a process conducted in the presence of the Mitannian king Shuttarna II (ca.
The tablet was impressed with the cylinder seal of Shuttarna’s forebear Saustatar, a sealing also known from Tell Brak and Nuzi.
idcs0100.lib.iup.edu /WestCivI/mitanni_culture.htm   (1707 words)

  
 The Hurrian and Mitanni kingdoms
The northern boundary dividing Mitanni from the Hittites and the other Hurrian states was never fixed, even under Saustatar's successors Artatama I and Shuttarna II, who married their daughters to the pharaohs Thutmose IV (1400-1390) and Amenhotep III (1390-1353).
1330), the son of Shuttarna, was able to maintain the kingdom he had inherited for many years.
In his sometimes very long letters--one of them written in Hurrian--to Amenhotep III and Akhenaton (1353-1336), he wrote about commerce, his desire for gold, and marriage.
www.angelfire.com /nt/Gilgamesh/hurrian.html   (937 words)

  
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[0100] - though he is sometimes preceded by a Shuttarna I (see chart below).
Whilst this king Parattarna is conventionally dated to c.1500 BC, I think that (from a revised point of view) he should instead be located to the C10th BC on the basis of his closeness to Tushratta of the mid-C9th BC.
Dushratta = Abdu-ashratta) - the name Shuttarna is to be found in Assyria in a name such as Ashur- (or Assur)-dan; a name associated with a revival of Assyrian power after a period of weakness.
www.specialtyinterests.net /the_mitannians.html   (6179 words)

  
 Lands around Egypt
Amenhotep III especially had close ties with the Mitanni kings Shuttarna and Tushratta.
Both Mitanni kings sent their daughters to become a wife of Amenhotep III (Ghilukhepa from Shuttarna, Tadukhepa from Tushratta).
It is thought that Kiya wife of Akhenaten was also of Mitanni origin.
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 SUPPILULIUMA-SHATTIWAZA TREATY
Obv 31-40:....From the city of Carchemish where we arrived, we sent a messenger to the people of the city of Irrite, but Shuttarna had influenced the Hurrians with the riches of Tushratta and had united them.
If you are coming for battle, come, but you shall not return to the land of the Great King!” When we had heard the words of the people of Irrite, we – Prince Piyassili and PrinceShattiwaza – crossed the Euphrates and arrived at Irrite ready for battle.
Obv 41-47: And the gods of the Great King, King of Hatti, protected us, and the Hurrians whom Shuttarna had sent as protection to Irrite, as well as the chariotry and the troops of the district of Irrite, gathered in wait for us.
www.geocities.com /farfarer2001/hittite_letters/suppiluliuma_shattiwaza_treaty.htm   (1278 words)

  
 Amenhotep III, Pharaoh of Egypt   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The fourth series is the "Naharina Wedding," which records the arrival in Egypt of Kilukhipa, daughter of Shuttarna, the Great King of Mitanni (in the Egyptian language, Naharina).
This marriage transaction was concluded in Year 10, further cementing the relationship between Egypt and her principal ally in West Asia.
Kilukhipa, daughter of Shuttarna the ruler of Naharina, and the chief women of her harem, to the number of 317.
www.deepfly.org /Amunhatpi.html   (7339 words)

  
 Virtual-Egypt - The Egyptian People's Papyrus
The writing was Babylonian cuneiform, which served as the diplomatic medium of those days.
Here the names of the princess and her father appear as Gilukhipa and Shuttarna, while the Pharaoh, whose Prenomen in hieroglyphic we render as Nebma're', is addressed as Nummuaria, which was presumably nearer the real pronunciation.
The writer is Tushratta, Shuttarna's son, who had acceded to the Mitanni throne after the murder of an elder brother.
www.virtual-egypt.com /newhtml/data/hdyn18c.htm   (3516 words)

  
 On the Oceans of Eternity [8]
Beside him Raupasha daughter of Shuttarna was flat on the ground, kissing the carpet.
Even after they'd been married a couple of months, it still felt odd to see his sister Kathryn sitting on a throne one step down from Kashtiliash's on the dais, gorgeously robed and jewelled, a silk-and-gold headdress covering her cropped hair.
"Rise, Raupasha daughter of Shuttarna, and hear the judgement of the King." He leaned forward, one elbow on a knee.
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Indeed both he and his son Shuttarna, who ruled in the neighbouring kingdom of Khurri, made the whole of Mitanni a virtual Assyrian protectorate.
Artatama sent rich presents to Ashuruballit, whilst Shuttarna destroyed the palace built by Tushratta and gave away the rich materials stored therein to the Assyrian.
Scholars view with amazement the behaviour of these two Mitannian kings, and speak of a "sellout" to Assyria.
www.specialtyinterests.net /el_amarnas_mesopotamians.html   (8229 words)

  
 CHRONOLOGICAL MODEL OF THE FIRST AND SECOND MILLENNIUM Part 2: REVISED CHRONOLOGY AND ASSYRIA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Assur-uballit's father (Amarna) was Assur-nadin-ahhe but no ancestor of King Assur-uballit I of Assyria was known by that name.
Furthermore, Assuruballit's role as spoiler of Shuttarna II, the Mitanni King is doubtful.
The Mitanni king forced his vassals to pay him tribute to give to an unnamed Assyrian king.
www.ldolphin.org /alanm/chron2.html   (6086 words)

  
 Internet Family Tree   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Shuttarna I was an early king of the Mitanni.
His name is recorded on a se al found at Alalakh.
Created 25 May 2006 by EasyTree for Windows95/98
www.rydie.com /genealogy/names/PS15/PS15_251.htm   (56 words)

  
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The warfaring technique of the twowheeled chariot was developed in Mesopotamia; it was not brought there by an invading Indo-Iranian ruling class (G. Wilhelm, W. Nagel, C. Zaccagnini).
>"What about $attiwaza, Artatama, Artashumara, Artamanya, Shuttarna, and Yuni (Tu$ratta's wife)?
Are these low class names?" As I said, Mittanian kings traditionally took Indo-Arian throne names.
oi.uchicago.edu /OI/ANE/ANE-DIGEST/2000/v2000.n053   (8885 words)

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