Kirta

Kirta was a legendary Hurrian king in Mesopotamia. He lived in approximately 1500 BC and is traditionally thought to have founded the dynasty of Mitanni, though epigraphic support for that is thin. A seal was found reading "Šuttarna, son of Kirta, king of Maitani."^[1] He may have reigned around 1540 BC as per middle chronology.

His offsprings included Shuttarna I and Barattarna.^{[citation needed]} Mitanni's rise under Kirta might have been facilitated by the disappearance of the Babylonian kingdom.^[2]^{[failed verification]}

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^ Lewy, Hildegard (1964). "Notes on the Political Organization of Asia Minor at the Time of the Old Assyrian Texts". Orientalia. 33: 181–198. ISSN 0030-5367.
^ Espín, Orlando O.; Nickoloff, James B., eds. (2007). An Introductory Dictionary of Theology and Religious Studies. Collegeville, Minn: Liturgical Press. p. 1309. ISBN 978-0-8146-5856-7. OCLC 162145884.

Preceded by founder of the Mitanni kingdom	Mitanni king fl. 1540 BC	Succeeded by Shuttarna I

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[1] Lewy, Hildegard (1964). "Notes on the Political Organization of Asia Minor at the Time of the Old Assyrian Texts". Orientalia. 33: 181–198. ISSN 0030-5367.

[2] Espín, Orlando O.; Nickoloff, James B., eds. (2007). An Introductory Dictionary of Theology and Religious Studies. Collegeville, Minn: Liturgical Press. p. 1309. ISBN 978-0-8146-5856-7. OCLC 162145884.

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