Burna-Buriash II

Burna-Buriaš II
King of Babylon
Seal dedicated to Burna-Buriash II
Reign27 regnal years
1359–1333 BC
PredecessorKadašman-Enlil I
SuccessorKara-ḫardaš
Nazi-Bugaš(usurper)
Kurigalzu II
SpouseMuballitat-Sherua
IssueKara-ḫardaš
Kurigalzu II?
HouseKassite

Burna-Buriaš II () was a Kassite king of Karduniaš (Babylon) in the Late Bronze Age, c. 1359–1333 BC. The proverb "the time of checking the books is the shepherds' ordeal" was attributed to him in a letter to the later king Esarhaddon from his agent Mar-Issar.

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