AMURRU

Amurru: translation

   A kingdom in Syria that was the northenmost area conquered by Thutmose III. In the time of Amenhotep III and Akhenaten, it was ruled by Abdi-Ashirta and his son, Aziru, who expanded their power with the help of the Habiru. Aziru later defected to the Hittite king Suppiluliuma I and became his vassal. A later ruler, Benteshina, returned to the Egyptian allegiance under Ramesses II but was deposed by the Hittites in the aftermath of the battle of Kadesh. He was later restored by Hattusili III. By the time of the Egyptian–Hittite peace treaty, Egypt finally recognized the loss of Amurru.