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Artashumara
14th-century BCE king of Mitanni From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Artashumara[1] (Mitanni Aryan: Artasmara;[2][3] Akkadian: Artašumara[4]) was a ruler who briefly succeeded his father Shuttarna II as the king of Mitanni in the fourteenth century BC. He was a brother of Tushratta and Artatama II. He was later assassinated by a pro-Hittite group led by Tuhi, who declared himself as a regent after placing Tushratta on the throne.[5] Tuhi was later executed by Tushratta.
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Name
The name Artašumara is the Akkadian form of the Mitanni Aryan name Artasmara, which is a cognate of the Vedic Sanskrit term ऋतस्मर (Ṛta-smara), meaning "he remembers Ṛta".[2][3]
Reign
He is known only from a single mention in a tablet found in Tell Brak that refers to him as "Artassumara the king, son of Shuttarna the king" and a mention in Amarna letter 17.[6][7] According to the letter, after the death of Shuttarna II, he briefly took power but was later assassinated.[8][9]
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