Tushratta, King of Mitanni, approximately 1365 B.C.-approximately 1330 B.C.
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- LCCN 76480909: Adler, H.-P. Das Akkadische des Königs Tušratta von Mitanni, 1976(hdg.: Tushratta, King of Mitanni, 14th cent. B.C.)
- Wikipedia, Mar. 27, 2008(Tushratta; king of Mitanni at the end of the reign of Amenhotep III and throughout the reign of Akhenaten--approximately the late 14th century BC; son of Shuttarna II; his daughter Tadukhipa was married to the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III and then Akhenaten who took over his father's royal harem)
- Britannica online, Mar. 27, 2008(Tushratta, c. 1365-c. 1330; last independent king of Mitanni)
- Der hurritische Brief des Dušratta von Mīttānni an Amenḫotep III., 2010:t.p.
Tushratta (Akkadian: Tušratta and Tuišeratta) was a king of Mitanni, c. 1358–1335 BCE, at the end of the reign of Amenhotep III and throughout the first half the reign of Akhenaten. He was the son of Shuttarna II. Tushratta stated that he was the grandson of Artatama I. His sister Gilukhipa (Gilu-ḫepa in Hurrian) and his daughter Tadukhipa (Tadu-ḫepa in Hurrian) were married to the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III; Tadukhipa later married Akhenaten, who took over his father's royal harem. He had been placed on the throne after the murder of his brother Artashumara. He was probably quite young at the time and was destined to serve as a figurehead only, but he managed to dispose of the murderer. A tablet was found in a Mitanni building at Tell Brak which stated it was witnessed "in the presence of Tushratta, the king" and had a seal of an earlier king Shaushtatar on the reverse, which was a common practice.
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