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Kashshaya

Also Known As: "Kashshaia", "Kaššaya"
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Daughter of Nebuchadnezzar II, king of Babylon and Amytis, of Media
Wife of Neriglissar (Nergal-Sharezer) of Babylon
Sister of Marduk-nadin-ahi; Eanna-shar-usur, Prince of Babylon; Amel-Marduk King of Babylon; Marduk-sham-usur; Mushezib Marduk and 3 others
Half sister of Neitaqert (Nitocris), Queen of Babylon

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About Kashshaya

Another official named in Jeremiah 39:3 is also known from cuneiform sources as ­Nergal-Sharezer. Jeremiah 39:13–14 goes on to say that he was instrumental in releasing Jeremiah from the Courtyard of the Guard where he was being held as prisoner. Nergal-Sharezer was married to Nebuchadnezzar’s daughter Kashshaia and later became king of Babylon (559–556 BC), the Neriglissar of the classical sources (Wiseman 1985: 10–12; Leick 1999: 122).


Origins

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebuchadnezzar_II

Three of Nebuchadnezzar's daughters are known by name:[30]

Kashshaya (Akkadian: Kaššaya)[94] – attested in several economic documents from Nebuchadnezzar's reign as "the king's daughter".[95] Her name is of unclear origin; it might be derived from the word kaššû (kassite).[96] Kashshaya is attested from contemporary texts as a resident of (and landowner in) Uruk.[30] Kashshaya is typically, although speculatively, identified as the daughter of Nebuchadnezzar who married Neriglissar.[88][97]

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