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Kirta
Mitanni king From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kirta was a legendary Hurrian king in Mesopotamia. He lived in approximately 1500 BC and is traditionally thought to have founded the dynasty of Mitanni, though epigraphic support for that is thin.One of his offrings was Shuttarna I, which is attested by a seal that was found that is read as "Šuttarna, son of Kirta, king of Maitani."[1] He may have reigned around 1540 BC as per middle chronology.
Mitanni's rise under Kirta might have been facilitated by the disappearance of the Babylonian kingdom during his time.[2][failed verification]
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