Shagarakti-Shuriash
Also known as Šagarakti-šuriaš
Šagarakti-Šuriaš, written phonetically ša-ga-ra-ak-ti-šur-ia-aš or dša-garak-ti-šu-ri-ia-aš in cuneiform or in a variety of other forms, Šuriaš (a Kassite sun god corresponding to Babylonian Šamaš) gives me life, (c. 1245–1233 BC was the twenty seventh king of the Third or Kassite dynasty of Babylon. The earliest extant economic text is dated to the 5th day of Nisan in his accession year, corresponding to his predecessor’s year 9, suggesting the succession occurred very early in the year as this month was the first in the Babylonian calendar. He ruled for thirteen years and was succeeded by hi
Key facts
- Monarch.name
- Šagarakti-Šuriaš
- Monarch.title
- King of Babylon
- Monarch.image
- Nabonidus cylinder sippar bm1.jpg
- Monarch.caption
- The Nabonidus Cylinder which names Šagarakti-Šuriaš as builder of the Eulmaš temple.
- Monarch.reign
- 13 regnal yearsc. 1245–1233 BC
- Monarch.predecessor
- Kudur-Enlil
- Monarch.successor
- Kaštiliašu IV
- Monarch.royal house
- Kassite
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
6 sectionsContents
- Biography
- Economic turbulence
- The Sippar-Annunītu Eulmaš of Ištar-Annunītu
- The Seal legend
- Inscriptions
- References
Šagarakti-Šuriaš, written phonetically ša-ga-ra-ak-ti-šur-ia-aš or dša-garak-ti-šu-ri-ia-aš in cuneiform or in a variety of other forms, Šuriaš (a Kassite sun god corresponding to Babylonian Šamaš) gives me life, (c. 1245–1233 BC was the twenty seventh king of the Third or Kassite dynasty of Babylon. The earliest extant economic text is dated to the 5th day of Nisan in his accession year, corresponding to his predecessor’s year 9, suggesting the succession occurred very early in the year as this month was the first in the Babylonian calendar. He ruled for thirteen years and was succeeded by his son, Kaštiliašu IV.
==Biography==