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Kurigalzu I

14th century BCE · 14th century BCE

Kurigalzu I was a Kassite king of Babylonia in the early 14th century BCE. He built extensively in the old cities of Babylonia and founded a new royal city, Dur-Kurigalzu, with a ziggurat near modern Baghdad. He corresponded with Egypt, and one of his daughters married the pharaoh Amenhotep III.

Kurigalzu I
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Kassite Babylonia

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Kurigalzu I. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kurigalzu-i
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