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Ulamburiash

1600 BC – 1500 BC

King of Babylon

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About Ulamburiash

Lived 1600 BC – 1500 BC. Ulamburiash was a sovereign.

Ulam-Buriaš, contemporarily inscribed as Ú-la-Bu-ra-ra-ia-aš or mÚ-lam-Bur-áš in a later chronicle and meaning “son of (the Kassite deity) Buriaš”, was a Kassite king of Sealand (cuneiform:LUGAL KUR A.AB.BA, Akkadian: šar māt tâmti), which he conquered during the second half of 16th century BC and may have also become king of Babylon, possibly preceding or succeeding his brother, Kaštiliašu III. His reign marks the point at which the Kassite kingdom extended to the whole of southern Mesopotamia.

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Confirmation of his provenance comes from an onyx weight, in the shape of a frog, with a cuneiform inscription, “1 shekel, Ulam Buriaš, son of Burna Buriaš”, which was found in a large burial, during excavations of the site of the ancient city of Metsamor. The burial for two, was accompanied by fifty sacrificial victims, nineteen horses, bulls, sheep and dogs. Situated in Armenia, in the middle of the Ararat valley, Metsamor was an important Hurrian center for metal forging.

The Chronicle of Early Kings, a neo-Babylonian historiographical text preserved on two tablets, The object was excavated at Tell Amran ibn-Ali, during the German excavations of Babylon, conducted from 1899 to 1912, and is now housed in the Pergamon Museum.

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Important facts

Born
1600 BC
Birth century
Died
1500 BC
Occupation
Nationality
Babylon
Positions held
King of Babylon
Also known as
Ulam-Buriaš

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Ulamburiash's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Ulamburiash?

king of Babylon

When was Ulamburiash born?

Ulamburiash was born in 1600 BC.

When did Ulamburiash die?

Ulamburiash died in 1500 BC.

What was Ulamburiash's occupation?

Ulamburiash was a sovereign.

What nationality was Ulamburiash?

Ulamburiash's recorded nationality: Babylon.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ulamburiash

· Wikidata: Q2388004

· DBpedia: Ulamburiash

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