Kings of Assyria

This page lists the Kings of Assyria from earliest times. It is a revised chronology that has been based on three less known solar eclipse records in King Esarhaddon's reign, providing good absolute dates for the years between 911 BC and 649 BC.

Contents

1 Early Period 2 Akkadian Empire 3 Middle Assyrian Period 4 Neo-Assyrian Period 5 See also 6 External link

Early Period

"Kings who lived in tents"

• Zuabu
• Nuabu, son of Zuabu
• Abazu, viceroy of Manishtusu of Akkad, son of Nuabu
• Belu or Tillu, son of Abazu,
• Asarah, son of Belu
• Ititi
• Enlil-kabkabu
• Ushpia fl. ca. 2020 BC
• Kikkia
• Akiya
• Puzur-Ashur I fl. ca.1975 BC
• Shallim-ahhe
• Ilushuma raids into southern Mesoptamia
• Erishum I 1939-1900 BC
• Ikunum

Akkadian Empire

• Sargon I (rule at the Temple / Castle of Nimud, see Nimrud) United Mesopotamia (Sumer & Akkad)
• Puzur-Ashur II
• Naram-Sin
• Erishum II
• Shamshi-Adad I 1813-1781 BC
• Ishme-Dagan 1780-1741 BC
• Mut-ashkur
• Rimush
• Asinum
• Puzur-Sin
• [six kings]
• Adari fl. c. 1700 BC
• Belu-bani 1700-1691 BC
• Libaia 1690-1674 BC
• Sharma-Adad I 1673-1662 BC
• Iptar-Sin 1661-1650 BC
• Bazaira 1649-1622 BC
• Lullaia 1621-1618 BC
• Kidin-Ninua 1615-1602 BC
• Sharma-Adad II 1601 BC
• Erishum III 1598-1586 BC
• Shamshi-Adad II 1585-1580 BC
• Erishum III
• Shamshi-Adad II
• Ishme-Dagan II
• Shamshi-Adad III
• Ashur-nirari I 1547-1522 BC
• Puzur-Ashur III 1521-1598 BC
• Enlil-nasir I
• Nur-ili
• Ashur-rabi I
• Ashur-nadin-ahhe I
• Enlil-nasir II
• Ashur-nirari II
• Ashur-bel-nisheshu
• Ashur-nadin-ahhe II d.1393 BC

Middle Assyrian Period

• Eriba-Adad I (1392-1366 BC)
• Ashur-uballit I (1365-1330 BC)
• Enlil-nirari (1330-1319 BC)
• Arik-den-ili (1319-1308 BC)
• Adad-nirari I (1307-1275 BC)
• Shalmaneser I (1274-1245 BC)
• Tukulti-Ninurta I (1244-1208 BC)
• Ashur-nadin-apli
• Ashur-nirari III
• Enlil-kudurri-usur
• Ninurta-apal-Ekur (1192-1180 BC)
• Ashur-Dan I (1179-1134 BC)
• Ashur-resh-ishi I (1133-1116 BC)
• Tiglath-Pileser I (1115-1077 BC)
• Asharid-apal-Ekur (1077-1074 BC)
• Ashur-bel-kala (1074-1057 BC)
• Shamshi-Adad IV (1057-1050 BC)
• Ashurnasirpal I (1050-1032 BC)
• Shalmaneser II (1031-1020 BC)
• Ashur-nirari IV (1020-1016 BC)
• Ashur-rabi II (1016-973 BC)
• Ashur-resh-ishi II (973-967 BC)
• Tiglath-Pileser II (967-935 BC)
• Ashur-Dan II (934-912 BC)

Neo-Assyrian Period

• Adad-nirari II (911 - 891 BC)
• Tukulti-Ninurta II (891 - 883 BC)
• Ashurnasirpal II (883 - 859 BC)
• Shalmaneser III (858 - 824 BC)
• Shamshi-Adad V (823 - 811 BC)
• Adad-nirari III (810 - 783 BC)
  • Semiramis, regent, (810 - 805 BC)
• Shalmaneser IV (783 - 772 BC)
• Ashur-Dan III (772 - 755 BC)
• Ashur-nirari V (754 - 745 BC)
• Tiglath-Pileser III (744 - 727 BC)
• Shalmaneser V (727 - 722 BC)
• Sargon II (722 - 705 BC)
• Sennacherib (705 - 681 BC)
• Esarhaddon (681 - 669 BC)
• Ashurbanipal (669 - c.627 BC)
• Ashur-etil-ilani (627 - c.623 BC)
• Sin-shar-ishkun (623 - c.612 BC)

In 612 BC, Nineveh, the Assyrian capital, fell to the Medes and Babylonians; supported by the Egyptians, an Assyrian general continued to rule for a few years from Harran as

• Ashur-uballit II (c.612 - c.609 BC)

See also

• Sumerian king list
• Chronology of Babylonia and Assyria
• List of Assyrians

External link

• http://www.aina.org/aol/kinglist