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    Kurigalzu II (c. 1332–1308 BC short chronology) was the 22nd king of the Kassite or 3rd dynasty that ruled over Babylon. In more than twelve inscriptions...
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    Dur-Kurigalzu (modern `Aqar-Qūf عَقَرْقُوف in Baghdad Governorate, Iraq) was a city in southern Mesopotamia, near the confluence of the Tigris and Diyala...
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    Kurigalzu I (died c. 1375 BC), usually inscribed ku-ri-gal-zu but also sometimes with the m or d determinative, the 17th king of the Kassite or 3rd dynasty...
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  • Kassites (redirect from Kurigalzu)
    Isin was initiated by Kurigalzu I and continued by Kadashman-Enlil I, and after a lapse, by Adad-shuma-usur and Meli-Shipak II. After the Kassite dynasty...
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    following the death of the Kassite king Burnaburiash II, Ashur-uballit established Kurigalzu II on the Babylonian throne, in the first of what would become...
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    Šuzigaš, described as "a Kassite, son of a nobody". Kurigalzu II: Ashur-Uballit I then installed Kurigalzu II, "the younger", variously rendered as son of Burnaburiaš...
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    Nebuchadnezzar II (/ˌnɛbjʊkədˈnɛzər/ NEB-yuu-kəd-NEZ-ər; Babylonian cuneiform: Nabû-kudurri-uṣur, meaning "Nabu, watch over my heir"; Biblical Hebrew:...
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    between Kadashman-Enlil I and Kurigalzu I, but Kadashman-Enlil I's presumed son, Burnaburiash II, refers to Kurigalzu I as his ancestor in a letter....
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  • King (c.1400 BC) Kurigalzu I, King (d.c.1375 BC) Kadashman-Enlil I, King (c.1374–1360 BC), contemporary of Amenophis III Burnaburiash II, King (c.1359–1333...
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    BC) Kurigalzu I 1374–1360 BC: Kadashman-Enlil I 1359–1333 BC: Burna-Buriash II 1333 BC: Kara-hardash 1333 BC: Nazi-Bugash 1332–1308 BC: Kurigalzu II 1307–1282...
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    installed Kurigalzu II (1345–1324 BC) as his vassal ruler of Babylonia. Soon after Arik-den-ili succeeded the throne of Assyria in 1327 BC, Kurigalzu II attacked...
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    inscription pictured. He was the 23rd of the dynasty, the son and successor of Kurigalzu II, and reigned for twenty six years. His reign can be seen as the peak...
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    the mother of the future Babylonian king Kara-hardash. Additionally, Kurigalzu II was either the son or grandson of Muballitat. Other consorts of Assyrian...
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    Scorpion II (Ancient Egyptian: possibly Selk or Weha), also known as King Scorpion, was a ruler during the Protodynastic Period of Upper Egypt (c. 3200–3000 BCE)...
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    (contemporary with Burnaburiash II and Kurigalzu II) Operi (c. 710 BC) Hundaru I (c. 650 BC) Qena (c. 680 BC – c. 670 BC) Hundaru II (706–685 BC) Bahrain National...
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    Cleopatra II, then Cleopatra III; temporarily expelled from Alexandria by Cleopatra II from 131 to 127 BC, then reconciled with her in 124 BC. Cleopatra II Philometor...
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    inscription of one of the two Kassite rulers bearing the name Kurigalzu (Kurigalzu I or Kurigalzu II) found near Der likely can be identified as Nirah. However...
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    Ashur-dan II (r. 934–912 BC) Kings of the Universe in Babylonia: Ayadaragalama (r. ~1500 BC) Burna-Buriash II (r. 1359–1333 BC) Kurigalzu II (r. 1332–1308...
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  • removing the usurper appointed by the Kassites, the Assyrians appointed Kurigalzu as king. The latter's connection to the Assyrians is unclear. It is not...
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    character, have claimed instead that the child was an ancestor of Nebuchadnezzar II, who destroyed Solomon's temple some 300 years later. Jewish scribes say that...
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  • the rebuilding of the temple of Ningal by 14th century BC Kassite ruler Kurigalzu I. Some cuneiform tablets were found. Thirty four of these tablets were...
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    Parthian Empire originated. Antiochus II's son Seleucus II Callinicus came to the throne around 246 BC. Seleucus II was soon dramatically defeated in the...
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    avenge his son-in-law, entering Babylon, deposing the king and installing Kurigalzu II of the royal line as king there. In 1274 BC Shalmaneser I (1274–1244...
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    Kadashman-harbe I Kurigalzu I Kadashman-Enlil I Burnaburiash II Kara-hardash Nazi-Bugash Kurigalzu II Nazi-Maruttash Kadashman-Turgu Kadashman-Enlil II Kudur-Enlil...
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    1279 BC. He was the son of Ramesses I and Sitre, and the father of Ramesses II. The name 'Seti' means "of Set", which indicates that he was consecrated to...
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    sacking by the Hittite Empire in 1595 BC. The Kassite king of Babylon Kurigalzu II who had been installed on the throne by Ashur-uballit I of the Middle...
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    punished by the "gods", who represent it. In the years following World War II, Gilgamesh, formerly an obscure figure known only by a few scholars, gradually...
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    Marduk-apla-iddina II (Akkadian: DMES.A.SUM-na; in the Bible Merodach-Baladan or Berodach-Baladan, lit. Marduk has given me an heir) was a Chaldean leader...
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    meantime, Nazi-Bugash, was overthrown and replaced by the Assyrians with Kurigalzu II, another son of Burnaburiash. Ashur-uballit's successors Enlil-nirari...
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    Andrew M. Smith II (2013). Roman Palmyra: Identity, Community, and State Formation. Oup USA. p. 180. ISBN 978-0-19-986110-1. Andrew M. Smith II (2013). Roman...
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