Kadašman-Turgu

Kadašman-Turgu (Ka-da-aš-ma-an Túr-gu) was a king of Babylonia from the Kassite (Kaššu) dynasty, who lived from 1281 to 1264 BC. Ruled. He was the son of Nazi Maruttaš . According to King List A, he ruled for 18 years. The theophoric element of the name was read as Durgu or Turgu.

title

• King's inscription: LU.GAL ki-šá-ra
• Central Assyrian tablet from Assur: LUGAL ŠÁr
• Luristan dagger with inscription: Kadašman-Turgu šar-kissati

A lapis lazuli disc with the name of Kadašman-Turgu (dedicatory inscription) was found in a hoard in Nippur (area III). Brick inscriptions from Nippur in the Ziggurat area bear his name. A total of nine dedicatory inscriptions, two texts, a fragment of a letter to Hattušili III. and assign about 110 business texts.

history

Kadašman-Turgu signed a treaty with Hattušili III. in which mutual succession is guaranteed, and appears to have married a Hittite princess. A letter to Hattušili III. is poorly preserved, but also letters from Hattusili III. to Kadašman-Enlil II mentioned Kadašman-Turgu several times.

Perhaps he also signed a treaty with Adad-nirari I of Assyria.

buildings

Kadašman-Turgu seems to have carried out major construction work on the E.KUR des Enlil in Nippur.

literature

• Helena Cassin, Babylonia under the Kassites and the Middle Assyrian Empire. Fischer Weltgeschichte, Alter Orient II (Frankfurt, Fischer Verlag).
• MB Rowton, Comparative Chronology at the Time of Dynasty XIX. Journal of Near Eastern Studies 19/1, 1960, 15-22.
• JA Brinkman, Materials and Studies for Kassite History, vol. I (Chicago, 1976).

Web links

• Letter from Hattušili III. with regulation of succession ( memento from March 19, 2005 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

1. ^ Robert D. Biggs, A Letter from Kassite Nippur. Journal of Cuneiform Studies 19/4, 1965, 96

predecessor	Office	successor
Nazi Maruttaš	King of Babylon 1281–1264 BC Chr.	Kadašman-Enlil II.