| Father: | Ashur-uballit I |
| Muballiṭat-Šērūa | |
| Spouse: | Burna-Buriash II |
| Birth Date: | 14th century BC |
| Death Date: | Late 14th century BC |
| Princess of Assyria | |
Muballitat-Sherua was a princess of Assyria, daughter of Ashur-uballit I.
Muballitat-Sherua was a daughter of the Assyrian king Ashur-uballit I (reigned 1363 and 1328 BC).[1] Her father was the first to adopt the title king of Assyria.[1] She was married to the Babylonian king Burna-Buriash II, who by that time had already been involved in royal intermarriage multiple times, sending several of his daughters to other courts.[1] According to Amanda Prodany, the Babylonian king was probably well into middle age by the time he married Muballitat-Sherua.[1] By Burna-Buriash she had Karahardash (Karaindash). He acceded to the Babylonian throne but was killed shortly thereafter during a rebellion.[2] [3] His death was later avenged by his own grandfather, the Assyrian king.[4] Since Kara-hardash had been killed in the rebellion, the Assyrians placed on the Babylonian throne a certain Kurigalzu, who may have been Burnaburiash's son or grandson.[5]
There is debate over whether Muballit married Burna-Buriash or his son, that is Kara-ḫardaš,[6] [7] [8] as the historical sources don't agree.[9] One ancient source (Chronicle P) calls the son of Muballitat-Sherua (and Karaindash) Kadashman-Harbe,[4] the father of Kurigalzu, according to this chronicle.[10] The other primary source (the Synchronistic History), however, states that Kurigalzu was the son of Burnaburiash.[10] However, this source could also be interpreted as expressing that the father of Kurigalzu was Kara-hardash.[11] Kadashman-Harbe, then, could be another name for Kara-hardash.[11] Neither source records explicitly who was the husband of Muballitat-Sherua.[10]