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Goldberg (2004) suggested that the passage of the letter "Pahiranu-dU [married] ... of the mighty king Kurigalzu, Humban-immeni [married] his daughter" implies Humban-numena (Humban-immeni) married the daughter of Pahir-ishshan who was born through the marriage to the daughter of Kurigalzu.
- 1 2 Potts, D.T. (2012). A Companion to the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East. Wiley. p. 752. ISBN 9781444360776.
Thus the eldest son of Igihalki, Pahir - ishshan (c.1380–1370 BC ), married the eldest daughter of Kurigalzu I; their grandson Humban - numena married a Kassite princess
- ↑ D.T. Potts, The Archaeology of Elam, 1999, p.209
- ↑ Álvarez-Mon, Javier (2020). The Art of Elam CA. 4200–525 BC. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781000034851.
the eldest son of Igi-halki, Pahir-ishshan (ca. 1380–1370 BC), married the eldest daughter of Kurigalzu I; their grandson Humban-numena married a Kassite princess
- ↑ Potts, p.205
- 1 2 Potts (2016). The Archaeology of Elam Formation and Transformation of an Ancient Iranian State. Cambridge University Press. p. 199. ISBN 9781107094697.
- ↑ Podany, Amanda H. (2022). Weavers, Scribes, and Kings A New History of the Ancient Near East. Oxford University Press. p. 383. ISBN 9780190059040.
That king, Untash- Napirisha, was Burna-Buriash's first cousin: both were grandsons of a Babylonian king named Kurigalzu
- ↑ Enrique Quintana. Filiacion y acceso al trono en Elam. Revue d'Assyriologie et d'archéologie orientale Vol. 104, (2010), pp. 54-56
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