Burna-Buriash II
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Burna-Buriash II was a Kassite king of Babylon in the 14th century BCE known for his extensive diplomatic correspondence with other great Near Eastern powers, including Egypt and Assyria.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Historical figure
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Kassite king ⓘ King of Babylon ⓘ |
| assertedControlOver |
Babylonian cities
ⓘ
Nippur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Babylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalPlacement | Middle Babylonian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimedEqualityWith | pharaoh of Egypt ⓘ |
| complainedAbout |
insufficient gold from Egypt
ⓘ
mistreatment of Babylonian merchants in Canaan ⓘ |
| correspondedWith |
Akhenaten
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Amenhotep III NERFINISHED ⓘ Assyrian kings NERFINISHED ⓘ Hittite kings NERFINISHED ⓘ Mittani kings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryRuled | Babylonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Kassite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diplomaticPractice | royal intermarriage with Egypt ⓘ |
| dynasty | Kassite dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 14th century BCE ⓘ |
| father | Karaindash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foreignRelations |
alliance with Egypt
ⓘ
contacts with Hittite Empire ⓘ contacts with Mittani ⓘ rivalry with Assyria ⓘ |
| knownFor |
diplomatic correspondence with Assyria
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diplomatic correspondence with Egypt ⓘ diplomatic correspondence with Hatti ⓘ diplomatic correspondence with Mittani ⓘ letters in the Amarna archive ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Akkadian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Amarna letters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Babylon ⓘ |
| receivedGift | gold from Egypt ⓘ |
| regionRuled | southern Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 1333 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 1359 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | Mesopotamian polytheism ⓘ |
| selfDesignation | King of Kassite land ⓘ |
| sentGift |
gold to Egypt
ⓘ
horses to Egypt ⓘ lapis lazuli to Egypt ⓘ |
| spouse | daughter of Kurigalzu I ⓘ |
| styleOfAddress | brother to Egyptian king ⓘ |
| successor |
Kara-hardash
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kurigalzu II NERFINISHED ⓘ Nazi-Bugash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | King of Karduniash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystemUsed | cuneiform ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ashur-uballit I