KnowraTushrattaTushrattaTushratta was a 14th-century BCE king of Mitanni who corresponded with Egypt’s pharaohs in letters preserved at Amarna.BriefConnectAmenhotep III: An Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty who ruled during the 14th century BCE. Tushratta’s correspondence with him records gifts, marriage diplomacy, and disputes.Mitanni: A Hurrian-led kingdom that controlled parts of northern Mesopotamia and Syria during the second millennium BCE. Tushratta ruled this kingdom during its struggle to retain regional power.Diplomatic marriage: A marriage arranged between ruling families to establish or reinforce political relations. Tushratta used marriages between Mitanni and Egypt to sustain an alliance.Hittite–Mitanni wars: A series of conflicts in which the Hittite kingdom challenged Mitanni’s control of northern Syria and surrounding regions. Hittite military pressure weakened the kingdom Tushratta struggled to defend.Akhenaten: An Egyptian pharaoh who promoted the worship of Aten and founded a new capital at Amarna. Tushratta’s later letters addressed him amid strained relations with Egypt.Amarna Letters: A collection of diplomatic correspondence written mainly in Akkadian and found at Amarna in Egypt. They preserve Tushratta’s letters to the Egyptian court.Royal gift exchange: The reciprocal exchange of valuable goods between rulers as part of diplomacy. His letters negotiate gifts and complain about their quantity and quality.Suppiluliuma I's Syrian campaigns: A series of Hittite campaigns that brought much of Syria under Hittite influence or control. These campaigns exploited Mitanni’s internal divisions during Tushratta’s reign.Artashumara: A king of Mitanni whose brief reign preceded Tushratta’s accession. Tushratta came to power after Artashumara was murdered.Akkadian language: An extinct Semitic language used widely in ancient Mesopotamia and as a language of international diplomacy. Tushratta’s surviving diplomatic letters were written in Akkadian.Show all 21Linked from 3 pagesShow all 3