Mursili III

Mursili III
Other namesUrhi-Teshub
TitleKing of the Hittites
PredecessorMuwatalli II
SuccessorHattusili III
ParentKing Muwatalli II
RelativesTudhaliya IV (cousin)

Mursili III, also known as Urhi-Teshub, was a king of the Hittites who assumed the throne of the Hittite empire (New Kingdom) at Tarhuntassa upon his father's death. He was a cousin of Tudhaliya IV and Queen Maathorneferure. He ruled ca. 1282–1275 BC (middle chronology)[1] or 1272–1265 BC (short chronology).

  1. ^ Kuhrt, Amélie (2020). The Ancient Near East: c.3000–330 BC, Volume One. Routledge. p. 230. ISBN 978-1-136-75548-4.

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