Kirta

Kirta was a legendary Hurrian king in Mesopotamia. He lived in approximately 1500BC 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." He may have reigned around 1540 BC as per middle chronology.

His offsprings included Shuttarna I and Barattarna. Mitanni's rise under Kirta might have been facilitated by the disappearance of the Babylonian kingdom.

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