Kadašman-Buriaš, meaning “my trust is in the (Kassite storm-god) Buriaš,” was the governor of theBabylonian province ofDūr-Kurigalzu possibly late in the reign ofMarduk-šāpik-zēri, who ruled ca. 1082–1069 BC. He was reportedly captured and deported during a campaign conducted by theAssyrian kingAššur-bel-kala during 1070 B.C.[1]
Although he bore aKassite name, which features on a Kassite-Babylonian name list,[2] his father wasItti-Marduk-balāṭu, inscribedKI-˹dAMAR˺.[UTU]-˹TI˺.LA, an individual with a rather common Babylonian moniker. The only current extant source attesting to him is the “Broken Obelisk”[3] which is usually attributed to Aššur-bel-kala,[4] which describes his campaign during theeponym year of Aššur-rā’im-nišēšu, thought to be in his fourth year. It recalls: “In the same year (ina šattimma šiāti), in the month Šebat, the chariots and … went from Inner City (ofAssur) and conquered the cities …-indišulu and …-sandu, cities which are in the district Dūr-Kurigalzu.”[5]
Adad-apla-iddina, as the king who was subsequently installed by Aššur-bel-kala, also has his father given as Itti-Marduk-balāṭu in theEclectic Chronicle,[6] leaving the intriguing possibility that he was a brother of the former governor.[7] Some of the late 19th and early 20th century scholarly works erroneously give Kadašman-Buriaš as the name of the Kassite kingKadašman-Enlil II.