Belassunu
Encyclopedia
Belassunu was an Assyrian
princess
of Karana (Assyria).
King Aqba-Hammu. Details of Belassunu's life are known from surviving letters from the former royal archive
at Tell-el-Rimah. She was the wife of Abdu-Suri to whom she bore children. The assertion that Belassunu had been a secondary wife to Zimrilim
, king of Mari
has now been proved incorrect.
While residing in the city of Karana she was the recipient of royal rations of meat and oil, and she paid visits to the cities of Mari and Andariq. Eventually she retired to her father's court at Karana, being escorted there under the protection of her brother-in-law Aqba-Hammu.
Assyrian people
The Assyrian people are a distinct ethnic group whose origins lie in ancient Mesopotamia...
princess
Princess
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of Karana (Assyria).
History
Belassunu was the daughter of Samu-addu, King of Karana (Assyria), perhaps by his wife Ama-duga, and she was sister to Queen Iltani, wife of the usurperUsurper
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King Aqba-Hammu. Details of Belassunu's life are known from surviving letters from the former royal archive
Archive
An archive is a collection of historical records, or the physical place they are located. Archives contain primary source documents that have accumulated over the course of an individual or organization's lifetime, and are kept to show the function of an organization...
at Tell-el-Rimah. She was the wife of Abdu-Suri to whom she bore children. The assertion that Belassunu had been a secondary wife to Zimrilim
Zimrilim
Zimrilim was king of Mari from about 1775 to 1761 BCE.He was the son or grandson of Iakhdunlim, but was forced to flee to Yamkhad when his father was assassinated by his own servants during a coup. The city was occupied by Shamshi-Adad I, the king of Assur, who put his own son Yasmah-Adad on the...
, king of Mari
Mari, Syria
Mari was an ancient Sumerian and Amorite city, located 11 kilometers north-west of the modern town of Abu Kamal on the western bank of Euphrates river, some 120 km southeast of Deir ez-Zor, Syria...
has now been proved incorrect.
While residing in the city of Karana she was the recipient of royal rations of meat and oil, and she paid visits to the cities of Mari and Andariq. Eventually she retired to her father's court at Karana, being escorted there under the protection of her brother-in-law Aqba-Hammu.