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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.
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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)
- 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
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