I., to
Mubauitatserua, daughter of Assuruballit, tended to restore matters to
their former condition.

* This is what is generally called the "Synchronous
History," the principal remains of which were discovered and
published by H. Rawlinson. It is a very unskilful
complication, in which Winckler has discovered several
blunders.

** Assur-nadin-akhi I. is mentioned in a Tel el-Amarna
tablet as being the father of Assuruballit.

*** This is the present Akerkuf, as is proved by the
discovery of bricks bearing the name of Kurigalzu; but
perhaps what I have attributed to Kurigalzu I. must be
referred to the second king of that name.

**** We infer this from the way in which Burnaburiash speaks
of the Assyrians in the correspondence with Amenothes IV.

The good will between the two countries became still more pronounced
when Kadashmankharbe succeeded his father Karakhardash. The Cossaean
soldiery had taken umbrage at his successor and had revolted,
assassinated Kadashmankharbe, and proclaimed king in his stead a man
of obscure origin named Nazibugash. Assuruballit, without a moment's
hesitation, took the side of his new relatives; he crossed the frontier,
killed Nazibugash, and restored the throne to his sister's child,
Kurigalzu II., the younger. The young king, who was still a minor at
his accession, appears to have met with no serious difficulties; at any
rate, none were raised by his Assyrian cousins, Belnirari I. and his
successor Budilu.*

* The _Synchronous History_ erroneously places the events of
the reign of Ramman-nirari in that of Belnirari. The order
of succession of Buzurassur, Assuruballit, Belnirari, and
Budilu, has been established by the bricks of Kalah-Shergat.

Towards the close of his reign, however, revolts broke out, and it was
only by sustained efforts that he was able to restore order in Babylon,
Sippara, and the Country of the Sea. While the king was in the midst of
these difficulties, the Elamites took advantage of his troubles to
steal from him a portion of his territory, and their king, Khurbatila,
challenged him to meet his army near Dur-Dungi. Kurigalzu accepted the
challenge, gained a decisive victory, took his adversary prisoner, and
released him only on receiving as ransom a province beyond the Tigris;
he even entered Susa, and, from among other trophies of past wars,
resumed possession of an agate