Muballiṭat-Šērūa | |
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Princess of Assyria | |
Born | 14th century BC |
Died | Late 14th century BC |
Spouse | Burna-Buriash II |
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Father | Ashur-uballit I |
Muballitat-Sherua was a princess of Assyria, daughter of Ashur-uballit I.
Muballitat-Sherua was a daughter of the Assyrian king Ashur-uballit I (reigned c. 1363 and c. 1328 BC). [1] Her father was the first to adopt the title king of Assyria. [1] She was married to the Babylonian king Burna-Buriash II, who by that time had already been involved in royal intermarriage multiple times, sending several of his daughters to other courts. [1] According to Amanda Prodany, the Babylonian king was probably well into middle age by the time he married Muballitat-Sherua. [1] By Burna-Buriash she had Karahardash (Karaindash). He acceded to the Babylonian throne but was killed shortly thereafter during a rebellion. [2] [3] His death was later avenged by his own grandfather, the Assyrian king. [4] Since Kara-hardash had been killed in the rebellion, the Assyrians placed on the Babylonian throne a certain Kurigalzu, who may have been Burnaburiash's son or grandson. [5]
There is debate over whether Muballit married Burna-Buriash or his son, that is Kara-ḫardaš, [6] [7] [8] as the historical sources don't agree. [9] One ancient source (Chronicle P) calls the son of Muballitat-Sherua (and Karaindash) Kadashman-Harbe, [4] the father of Kurigalzu, according to this chronicle. [10] The other primary source (the Synchronistic History), however, states that Kurigalzu was the son of Burnaburiash. [10] [11] However, this source could also be interpreted as expressing that the father of Kurigalzu was Kara-hardash. [11] Kadashman-Harbe, then, could be another name for Kara-hardash. [11] Neither source records explicitly who was the husband of Muballitat-Sherua. [10]
In spite of the tension between Babylonia and Assyria at this time, a rapprochement was reached between the two, sealed by the marriage of Karaindash, Burnaburiash II's son, and Muballitat-Sherua, the daughter of Ashur-uballit.
Burnaburiash, unable to obtain an Egyptian princess, gladly accepted the Assyrian king's daughter, Muballitat-Sherua, as daughter-in-law