2nd-millennium BC births

Pharaoh of Egypt

Samsu-iluna (Amorite: Samsu-iluna or Samsu-ilūna, "The Sun (is) our god") (–1712 BC) was the seventh king of the founding Amorite dynasty of Babylon. His reign is estimated from 1749 BC to 1712 BC (middle chronology), or from 1686 to 1648 BC (short chronology). He was the son and successor of Hammurabi (r. 1792-1750 BC) by an unknown mother. His reign was marked by the violent uprisings of areas conquered by his father and the abandonment of several important cities primarily in Sumer. A number of letters sent by Samsu-iluna have been found of which 20 have been published. One is addressed to

King of Kussara

Pitḫana (Pythanas) was a Middle Bronze Age king, during the late 18th century BC (middle chronology), of the Anatolian city of Kuššara, and a forerunner of the later Hittite dynasty.

Abī-ešuḫ (ma-bi-e-šu-uḫ, variants: ma-bi-ši, "Abiši", mE-bi-šum, "Ebišum") was the 8th king of the 1st Dynasty of Babylon and reigned for 28 years in 1711–1684 BC (Middle Chronology) or eight years later (Lower Middle Chronology). He was preceded by his father Samsu-iluna.

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Egyptian pharaoh of the 13th Dynasty

King of Assiria

Maaibre Sheshi (also Sheshy) was a ruler of areas of Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period. The dynasty, chronological position, duration and extent of his reign are uncertain and subject to ongoing debate. The difficulty of identification is mirrored by problems in determining events from the end of the Middle Kingdom to the arrival of the Hyksos in Egypt. Nonetheless, Sheshi is, in terms of the number of artifacts attributed to him, the best-attested king of the period spanning the end of the Middle Kingdom and the Second Intermediate period; roughly from c. 1800 BC until 1550 BC. Hund

Woseribre Senebkay (alternatively Seneb Kay) was an ancient Egyptian king during the Second Intermediate Period. He is thought to have reigned somewhere between 1650 and 1600 BCE. The discovery of his tomb in January 2014 supports the existence of an independent Abydos Dynasty, contemporary with the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Dynasties during the Second Intermediate Period.

Issi'ak Assur

ancient Egyptian queen consort

Mut-Ashkur (a Hurrian name; ) was possibly a king of Assyria, or just Ekallatum, in the 18th century BC.

ancient Egyptian queen consort

Babylonian king

Map showing where Piyusti ruled before he was defeated.|280px|thumb Piyusti or Piyušti was a king of Hattusa during the 17th century BC (short chronology). He is mentioned in the Anitta text as being defeated by Anitta on at least two occasions.

Assyrian king

politician

Puzur-Sin was an Assyrian king in the 18th century BC, during the Old Assyrian period.

politician

Shibtu (died 1761 BC) was the wife of Zimri-Lim and queen consort of the ancient city-state of Mari in modern-day Syria. Historian Abraham Malamat described her as "the most prominent of the Mari ladies."

Aššūr-dugul, inscribed maš-šur-du-gul, “Look to (the god) Aššur!”, was the king of Assyria probably during the 18th century BC, a period of confusion in Assyrian history. Reigning for six years, he was the 44th ruler to be listed on the Assyrian Kinglist, and was designated by the list as a usurper succeeding the dynasty founded by Shamshi-Adad I.

Bel-bani or Bēl-bāni, inscribed mdEN-ba-ni, “the Lord is the creator,” was the king of Assyria from 1700 to 1691 BC and was the first ruler of what was later to be called the dynasty of the Adasides. His reign marks the inauguration of a new historical phase following the turmoil of the competing claims of the seven usurpers who preceded him. He was the 48th king to appear on the Assyrian King List and reigned for ten years.

politician

Irkabtum (reigned c. Middle 17th century BC - Middle chronology) was the king of Yamhad (Halab), succeeding his father Niqmi-Epuh.

ancient Egyptian architect

Nubhetepti-khered was an ancient Egyptian ''king's daughter'' of the late 12th Dynasty or early 13th Dynasty in the late Middle Kingdom.

Sebkay (alternatively Sebekay or Sebekāi) was an ancient Egyptian king during the Second Intermediate Period. For a long time his position created problems and he was most often placed into the 13th Dynasty. However, the discovery of the tomb of a king with the name Senebkay make it very likely that Sebkay is identical with the latter and the writing of the name Sebkay is just a misspelling of the name.

Amat-Mamu () was a Babylonian nadītu priestess. She lived in a closed nadītu community in Sippar, where she worked as a scribe.

Niqmi-Epuḫ, also given as Niqmepa (reigned - Middle chronology) was the king of Yamḫad (Halab) succeeding his father Yarim-Lim II.

Asinum was possibly a king of Assyria during the 18th century BC, and a grandson of Shamshi-Adad I. He was overthrown by Puzur-Sin because he was of Amorite extraction; not included in the standard King List, but attested in Puzur-Sin's inscription.

Amorite great King of Yamhad

Keminub () was an ancient Egyptian queen with the title ''king's wife''. She lived during the Late 12th Dynasty or Early 13th Dynasty of the Egyptian Middle Kingdom.

assyrian king

Ahaha () was an ancient Assyrian investor and one of the earliest documented businesswomen in history. She is known for falling victim to financial fraud and pleading to her brother to retrieve stolen silver for her. It is unknown if her pleas were answered.

Libaya reigned as king of Assyria 1690–1674 BC. He succeeded Bel-bani in the Adaside dynasty, which came to the fore after the ejection of the Babylonians and Amorites from Assyria.

mummified woman found in China

Ea-nāṣir ( ) was a Mesopotamian copper merchant from Ur during the Bronze Age. He was a member of a guild of traders based in Dilmun and was active during the 11th and 19th regnal years of Rim-Sîn I, who ruled Larsa in Sumer. As a vendor of copper ingots originating in Magan, Ea-nāṣir is most recognized for being the addressee of the oldest known written complaint, which was authored around 1750 BC by a customer named Nanni, who expresses dissatisfaction with the quality of the ingots and takes offense at how his servant was treated by Ea-nāṣir during the transaction.

thumb|Stele of Dadusha, king of Eshnunna, Iraq Museum Dadusha (Dāduša) (reigned c. 1800–1779 BC) was one of the kings of the central Mesopotamian city Eshnunna, located in the Diyala Valley. He was the son of the Eshnunna king Ipiq-Adad II (reigned c. 1862–1818 BC). Although previously kings of Eshnunna had referred to themselves as ensi (governor) of the city god Tishpak, in the early 19th century rulers of Eshnunna began referring to themselves as King (Sumerian lugal). Dadusha's father Ipiq-Adad II and his brother Naram-Suen (reigned c. 1818–? BC), who ruled Eshnunna before him, both used t

thumb|upright=1.5|A seal dedicated to goddess Kubaba (goddess)|Kubaba by Matrunna, daughter of Aplahanda, 18th century BCE. Aplahanda was a king of Carchemish proposed to have reigned between 1786 and 1766 BCE, during the Middle Bronze IIA.

mummy

king of the city kingdom of Eshnunna in ancient Sumer

Siwe-Palar-Khuppak was an Elamite Grand Regent (Elamite: Sukkalmah) from around 1778 to 1745 B.C.E. As the ruler of Elam during this portion of the Middle Bronze Age, Siwe-Palar-Khuppak was quite involved in the politics of the ancient Near East, and he forged strong relationships with the powers of Mesopotamia, including Babylon.

king of Alalakh

Iltani (), was the wife of the ruler Aqba-hammu. Her archive was discovered in the palace of Karana (modern day Tell al-Rimah). The main group of tablets from the archive consisted of about 200 letters and administrative records, which directly concern the queen.

ancient Egyptian queen

Hathorhotep was an ancient Egyptian ''king's daughter'' at the end of the Twelfth Dynasty during the Middle Kingdom. Her father might have been Amenemhat III.

Yatar-Ami was a king of Carchemish proposed to have reigned between 1766 and 1764 BCE.

Egyptian dignitary

Immeya was a king of Ebla, in modern Syria, reigning around 1750–1725 BCE.

ancient Egyptian king's wife and king's mother

Yahdul-Lim was a king of Carchemish proposed to have reigned between 1764 and 1745 BCE. During this period, the information about Carchemish mostly comes from the archives of Mari, Syria.

ancient Egyptian high steward

king of Qatna

Ikūn-pî-Ištar, meaning “Ištar's word has come true” and inscribed [i-k]u-un-pi4-eš4-tár, () was a Mesopotamian king of uncertain jurisdiction. Thorkild Jacobsen suggested Uruk, presumably preceding Sîn-kāšid, contemporary with the latter part of the 1st Dynasty of Isin.

thumb|right|The Hurrian foundation pegs|Louvre lion of Tish-atal and accompanying stone tablet bearing the earliest known text in Hurrian Tish-atal (Hurrian ) (fl. c. 21st century BC) was endan of Urkesh during the Third Dynasty of Ur. He was one of the earliest known Hurrian rulers, but the archaeological record is fragmentary for this period, and no precise date can be ascribed to his reign.

Išḫi-Addu or Ishi-Addu was king of Qatna in the first half of the 18th century BC.