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I'm
Rob Salzman of
4130 SW 117th Ave # 415 Beaverton, OR,
97005 USA.
Welcome to e-familytree.net. E-familytree.net is my personal genealogy hobby site.
The data contained here has been gathered through 20 years of genealogy. Some small
part of it is my original research, but most of it has been shared with me.
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Family Sheet
HUSBAND
Name: Artatama I Of Mitanni King Of MitanniMale Note
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Husband: Thutmose Iv Of Egypt Pharaoh Of Egypt
NOTES
1). Some time after 1500 the kingdom of Mitanni or Mitt a n i a rose near the sources of the Khabur River in Meso po ta mi a. S ince no record or inscription of their king s ha s be e n unear thed, little is known about the develop men t and h is tory o f the Mitanni kingdom before King Tus hrat ta. Th e Mit anni em pire was known to the Egyptians u nde r the nam e of N aharina , and Thutmose III fought freq uent ly agains t it aft er 146 0 BC. By 1420 the domain o f the M itanni kin g Saustat ar Sau shatar stretched fro m the Med iterranea n all the wa y to th e northern Zagro s Mountains , in wester n Iran, inclu ding Ala lakh, in nor thern Syria , as well a s Nuzi, Kurrukha nni, an d Arrapkha . The northe rn boundar y dividing Mitann i from th e Hitti tes and the o ther Hurria n states was neve r fixed, ev e n under Saustata r s successo rs Artatama I an d Shuttarn a II , who marrie d their daughte rs to the pharaoh s Thutm ose IV 1400 1390 and Amenhote p III 1390 1353 . T ushr atta c. 136 5 c. 1 330 , the son o f Shuttarna, was ab l e to maintain th e kin gdom he had inhe rited for many ye ars . In his sometime s v ery long letters one of them wr itte n in Hurrian to Am e nhotep III and Akh enaton 1353 1336 , he wrote about co mmer ce, his desire f or gold, an d marria ge. Weakened by i nterna l strife, the M itanni ki ngdom event ually becam e a pawn betw een the risin g kingd oms of the Hit tites an d the Assyrians . Source www .eb.c omSome time afte r 150 0 the kingdom of Mit anni or Mi tta ni arose near thes our ces of the Khabu r Rive r in Meso p otamia. Since no reco r d orinscription of their ki ngs h a s been unearthed, lit t l e is known about thedevelopme n t a nd history of the Mi tann i kingdom before King Tushrat t a . Th eMitanni empir e was kn own to the Egyptians unde r th e n ame of Naharina , andThutmo se III fough t frequen tly ag ains t it after 14 60 BC. By 142 0 thedomain of th e Mitann i king S austatar Saush atar str etched from th eMediterra nean all t he wa y to the northern Z agros Mount ains, in wes ter nIran, i nc luding Alalakh, in no rthern S yria, as wel l as Nuzi, Kurr u khanni, and Arrapkha. T h e n orthern bound ary dividing M itann i from the Hittitesa n d the other Hurri an states wa s never f ix ed, even unde r Sa ustatar ssuccess ors Artatam a I and Shut tarna II, wh o marri ed their daught er s toth e pharaohs Thutm ose IV 1400 1390 and Amenhote p III 13 90 1353 .Tushratt a c . 1365 c . 133 0 , the son o f Shutta rna, was able to ma i ntainthe kingdo m he had inher ited fo r many year s. I n his s ometimes ver y longletters one o f them written i n Hurrian to Amenhote p III and Ak h enat on 13531336 , he wrote abou t commerce , his desire fo r g old, and mar riage.Weakened by i n terna l strife, the Mi ta nni kingdo m eventually became a pa wnbetw een the risin g k ingdoms o f th e Hittites and the Assy rians . Sourceww w. eb.com
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