# Piyassili > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Piyassili > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Piyassili.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piyassili > Source revision: 1275619408 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Portal|Asia}} '''Piyassili''' (also transliterated as ''Piyaššili''; died ca. 1315 BC), also known as '''Sarri-Kusuh''' (or ''Šarri-Kušuḫ''), was a [Hittite](/source/Hittites) prince and a middle son of King [Šuppiluliuma I](/source/%C5%A0uppiluliuma_I)—younger than the heir [Arnuwanda II](/source/Arnuwanda_II), but older than the eventual successor [Muršili II](/source/Mur%C5%A1ili_II) and probably older than the ill-fated [Zannanza](/source/Zannanza) too. After Šuppiluliuma concluded a treaty with [Shattiwaza](/source/Shattiwaza), son of King [Tushratta](/source/Tushratta) of [Mitanni](/source/Mitanni), and married one of his daughters to him, Piyassili led a Hittite army that put Shattiwaza on the throne of Hanigalbat. According to Hittite sources, Piyassili and Shattiwaza crossed the [Euphrates](/source/Euphrates) at [Carchemish](/source/Carchemish), then marched against [Irridu](/source/Irridu), already in [Hurrian](/source/Hurrian) territory. After having reduced Irridu and [Harran](/source/Harran), they continued east towards to [Washukanni](/source/Washukanni) and perhaps conquered the capital [Taite](/source/Taite) as well. ==Biography== After Shattiwaza had been made a vassal ruler of [Hanigalbat](/source/Hanigalbat), Suppiluliuma gave to Piyassili the Hurrian name '''Sarri-Kusuh''' and the territory of [Ashtata](/source/Ashtata) (with the cities of [Ekalte](/source/Ekalte), [Ahuna](/source/Ahuna) and [Terqa](/source/Terqa)) and [Carchemish](/source/Carchemish), formerly belonging to Hanigalbat. "And all of the cities of the land of Carchemish, Murmurik, Shipri, Mazuwati and Šurun – these fortified cities– I gave to my son."Šuppiluliuma–Shattiwaza treaty, § 13. In fact, the whole former territory of Hanigalbat west of the Euphrates seems to have come under direct Hittite rule and was governed by Piyassili. When the Egyptians attacked [Kadesh](/source/Kadesh_(Syria)), Šuppiluliuma besieged and retook the town. The people were deported and Šuppiluliuma made Piyassili governor of that town as well. Still bearing the name "Sarri-Kusuh" Piyashshili came to Muršili's aid in the campaign against [Arzawa](/source/Arzawa) around 1320 BC. Piyassili then returned to Carchemish. Piyassili fell ill and died before the ninth year of [Muršili II](/source/Mur%C5%A1ili_II)'s reign. After his death, a rebellion broke out in Kadesh and [Nuhašše](/source/Nuha%C5%A1%C5%A1e). After it had been quelled, Piyassili's son was made king of Carchemish by his uncle Muršili II. {{Hittite tree |state=collapsed}} == References == {{reflist}} ==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20021015190753/http://www.geocities.com/farfarer2001/hittite_letters/suppiluliuma_shattiwaza_treaty.htm Text of the Suppiluliuma-Shattiwazza treaty] {{start box}} {{succession box|title=King of [Carchemish](/source/Carchemish)|before=-|after=[...sarruma](/source/...sarruma)|years=ca. 1315 BC}} {{end box}} Category:Hittite people Category:Hittite viceroys of Carchemish Category:14th-century BC deaths Category:Year of birth unknown Category:14th-century BC monarchs in Asia {{MEast-royal-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Piyassili](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piyassili) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piyassili?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.