Kaššaya
Kaššaya or Kashshaya was a princess of Babylon, daughter of Nebuchadnezzar II.[1]
| Kaššaya | |
|---|---|
| Princess of Babylon | |
| Born | 6th century BC |
| Died | 6th century BC |
| Spouse | Neriglissar |
| House | Babylonian |
| Father | Nebuchadnezzar II |
| Mother | Amytis of Media |
Kaššaya was the eldest daughter of king Nebuchadnezzar II (605-562 BC). She is documented as a historical person in cuneiform economic texts. One of the preserved cuneiform texts mentions that, in her father's 31 years of reign, she received large quantities of blue wool for making ullâku robes.[2][3]
According to another text, she gave the land to the temple of the goddess Ishtar in the city of Uruk.[3][2] Her husband was Neriglissar, who in August 560 B.C., after murdering his brother-in-law Amel-Marduk, took the throne of Babylon.[1][4][5]
References
- Joannès, Francis. "Kaššaia, fille de Nabuchodonosor II". Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - Wiseman 1991, p. 10.
- Kashshaya, In Leick G. (2002), Who's Who in the Ancient Near East, Routledge, London and New York. p. 91
- Wiseman 1991, p. 11.
- "Neriglissar - Livius". www.livius.org. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.