Shuttarna II

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Shuttarna II was a powerful 14th-century BCE king of the Hurrian Mitanni kingdom, known for his diplomatic ties with Egypt and prominence in Near Eastern politics.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Shuttarna II canonical 7

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hurrian ruler ⓘ
Mitanni king ⓘ
associatedWithDeity Shaushka ⓘ
Teshub ⓘ
linked to: God Teshub
capital Washukanni (probable) ⓘ
linked to: Washukanni
continent Asia ⓘ
correspondedWith Amenhotep III ⓘ
country Mitanni ⓘ
culture Hurrian-Mitanni court culture ⓘ
diplomaticRelation Egypt ⓘ
Pharaoh Amenhotep III ⓘ
linked to: Amenhotep III
era pre-Hittite domination of Mitanni ⓘ
ethnicGroup Hurrians ⓘ
linked to: Hurrian
family Mitanni royal dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Mitanni dynasty
father Artatama I (probable) ⓘ
floruit 14th century BCE ⓘ
foreignPolicy alliance with Egypt ⓘ
competition with Assyria ⓘ
competition with Hittites ⓘ
historicalReputation powerful Mitanni ruler ⓘ
knownFrom Amarna letters ⓘ
languageUsed Akkadian (diplomatic correspondence) ⓘ
locatedInTime Late Bronze Age ⓘ
mentionedIn Egyptian diplomatic records ⓘ
notableFor diplomatic relations with Egypt ⓘ
role in Near Eastern international politics ⓘ
strengthening Mitanni power ⓘ
occupation king ⓘ
partOf Hurrian civilization ⓘ
linked to: Hurrian
politicalStatus Great King in Near Eastern diplomatic system ⓘ
positionHeld King of Mitanni ⓘ
predecessor Artatama I (probable) ⓘ
regionRuled Northern Syria ⓘ
linked to: northern Syria

Upper Mesopotamia ⓘ
religion Hurrian religion ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sourceType cuneiform texts ⓘ
sphereOfInfluence Northern Levant ⓘ
linked to: Levant region

Upper Euphrates region ⓘ
linked to: Upper Mesopotamia
successor Artashumara (probable) ⓘ
Tushratta (probable) ⓘ
linked to: Tushratta
timePeriod 14th century BCE ⓘ
title Great King ⓘ
King of Hanigalbat (probable) ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mitanni kingdom → notableRuler → Shuttarna II ⓘ
Gilukhepa → father → Shuttarna II ⓘ
Gilukhepa → relative → Shuttarna II ⓘ
Tushratta → father → Shuttarna II ⓘ
Tushratta → predecessor → Shuttarna II ⓘ
Tushratta → father → Shuttarna II ⓘ
subject linked to: King Tushratta of Mitanni
Tushratta → predecessor → Shuttarna II ⓘ
subject linked to: King Tushratta of Mitanni