Artashumara
Sign in to saveArtashumara (Mitanni Aryan: ; Akkadian: ) 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. Tuhi was later executed by Tushratta.
Key facts
- Royalty.succession
- King of Mitanni
- Royalty.reign
- c. 1380 BC
- Royalty.predecessor
- Shuttarna II (father)
- Royalty.successor
- Tushratta (brother)
- Royalty.father
- Shuttarna II
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Artashumara (Mitanni Aryan: ; Akkadian: ) 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. Tuhi was later executed by Tushratta.
==Name== The name is the Akkadian form of the Mitanni Aryan name , which is a cognate of the Vedic Sanskrit term (), meaning "he remembers Ṛta".
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