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Zannanza
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Zannanza

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Zannanza (died c. 1324 BC) was a Hittite prince, son of Suppiluliuma I, king of the Hittites. He is best known for almost becoming the pharaoh of Egypt, but his disappearance under mysterious circumstances caused a diplomatic incident between the Hittites and Egyptian Empire, resulting in a war that ultimately resulted in the death of Suppliluliuma by an unknown plague and a long-lived rivalry between Egypt and the Hittites.

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Place of birth
Hattusa
Place of death
Egypt
Father
Suppiluliuma I
Sibling
Telepinu
Occupation
monarch
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date of death
1320-01-01
date of birth
1350-00-00
unmarried partner
Dakhamunzu
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  • Biography
  • The Zannanza Affair
  • Consequences of death
  • Family tree
  • See also
  • In fiction
  • References
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Zannanza (died c. 1324 BC) was a Hittite prince, son of Suppiluliuma I, king of the Hittites. He is best known for almost becoming the pharaoh of Egypt, but his disappearance under mysterious circumstances caused a diplomatic incident between the Hittites and Egyptian Empire, resulting in a war that ultimately resulted in the death of Suppliluliuma by an unknown plague and a long-lived rivalry between Egypt and the Hittites.

His disappearance is the earliest recorded case of a missing person.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zannanza” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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