Burna-Buriash II
E821070
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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King of the Kassites | 2 |
| Burna-Buriash II canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9071232 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Burna-Buriash II Context triple: [Ashur-uballit I, relativeByMarriage, Burna-Buriash II]
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A.
Zimri-Lim
Zimri-Lim was an early 18th-century BCE Amorite king of Mari in Mesopotamia, known from extensive palace archives that illuminate the politics and society of his time.
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B.
Amar-Sin
Amar-Sin was a king of the Third Dynasty of Ur in ancient Mesopotamia, known for his extensive building projects and efforts to consolidate and expand his empire.
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C.
Dūr-Šarrukīn
Dūr-Šarrukīn was the Assyrian capital city founded by King Sargon II in the late 8th century BCE, renowned for its monumental palaces and reliefs.
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D.
Shulgi of Ur
Shulgi of Ur was a powerful king of the Third Dynasty of Ur in ancient Mesopotamia, renowned for his extensive administrative reforms, monumental building projects, and promotion of Sumerian culture and literature.
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E.
Ishbi-Erra of Isin
Ishbi-Erra of Isin was an early second-millennium BCE ruler who founded the First Dynasty of Isin and helped restore political stability in southern Mesopotamia after the fall of the Third Dynasty of Ur.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Burna-Buriash II Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Zimri-Lim
Zimri-Lim was an early 18th-century BCE Amorite king of Mari in Mesopotamia, known from extensive palace archives that illuminate the politics and society of his time.
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B.
Amar-Sin
Amar-Sin was a king of the Third Dynasty of Ur in ancient Mesopotamia, known for his extensive building projects and efforts to consolidate and expand his empire.
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C.
Dūr-Šarrukīn
Dūr-Šarrukīn was the Assyrian capital city founded by King Sargon II in the late 8th century BCE, renowned for its monumental palaces and reliefs.
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D.
Shulgi of Ur
Shulgi of Ur was a powerful king of the Third Dynasty of Ur in ancient Mesopotamia, renowned for his extensive administrative reforms, monumental building projects, and promotion of Sumerian culture and literature.
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E.
Ishbi-Erra of Isin
Ishbi-Erra of Isin was an early second-millennium BCE ruler who founded the First Dynasty of Isin and helped restore political stability in southern Mesopotamia after the fall of the Third Dynasty of Ur.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Historical figure
ⓘ
Kassite king ⓘ King of Babylon ⓘ |
| assertedControlOver |
Babylonian cities
ⓘ
Nippur ⓘ |
| capital | Babylon ⓘ |
| chronologicalPlacement | Middle Babylonian period ⓘ |
| claimedEqualityWith | pharaoh of Egypt ⓘ |
| complainedAbout |
insufficient gold from Egypt
ⓘ
mistreatment of Babylonian merchants in Canaan ⓘ |
| correspondedWith |
Akhenaten
ⓘ
Amenhotep III ⓘ Assyrian kings ⓘ
linked to:
King of Assyria
Hittite kings ⓘ Mittani kings ⓘ |
| countryRuled |
Babylonia
ⓘ
linked to:
Babylon
|
| culture |
Kassite
ⓘ
linked to:
Kassites
|
| diplomaticPractice | royal intermarriage with Egypt ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Kassite dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Kassite period
|
| era | 14th century BCE ⓘ |
| father | Karaindash ⓘ |
| foreignRelations |
alliance with Egypt
ⓘ
contacts with Hittite Empire ⓘ contacts with Mittani ⓘ rivalry with Assyria ⓘ |
| knownFor |
diplomatic correspondence with Assyria
ⓘ
diplomatic correspondence with Egypt ⓘ diplomatic correspondence with Hatti ⓘ diplomatic correspondence with Mittani ⓘ letters in the Amarna archive ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Akkadian ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Amarna letters ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Babylon ⓘ |
| receivedGift | gold from Egypt ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
southern Mesopotamia
ⓘ
linked to:
Lower Mesopotamia
|
| 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
ⓘ
Kurigalzu II ⓘ Nazi-Bugash ⓘ
linked to:
Nazi-Maruttash
|
| title | King of Karduniash ⓘ |
| writingSystemUsed | cuneiform ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Burna-Buriash II Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Assyrian king Ashur-uballit I
linked to: Burna-Buriash II
linked to: Burna-Buriash II