Mār-bīti-apla-uṣur, inscribed
DUMU-É-A-PAB on contemporary inscriptions on
Lorestān bronze
Luristan bronzes (rarely "Lorestān", "Lorestāni" etc. in sources in English) are small cast objects decorated with bronze sculpture from the Early Iron Age which have been found in large numbers in Lorestān Province and Kermanshah in wester ...
arrowheads or
dA-É-AxA-ŠEŠ in the ''
Dynastic Chronicle'', means “O
Marbīti, protect the heir.”
Marbīti was a deity associated with
Dēr with a sanctuary in
Borsippa
Borsippa (Sumerian: BAD.SI.(A).AB.BAKI; Akkadian: ''Barsip'' and ''Til-Barsip'')The Cambridge Ancient History: Prolegomena & Prehistory': Vol. 1, Part 1. Accessed 15 Dec 2010. or Birs Nimrud (having been identified with Nimrod) is an archeologi ...
. Mārbītiaplauṣur reigned from 980 to 975 BC and was the sole king of
Babylon’s short-lived seventh or ''Elamite'' Dynasty.
[''Babylonian Kinglist A'', BM 33332, iii 14.] He was a contemporary of
Assyria
Assyria (Neo-Assyrian cuneiform: , romanized: ''māt Aššur''; syc, ܐܬܘܪ, ʾāthor) was a major ancient Mesopotamian civilization which existed as a city-state at times controlling regional territories in the indigenous lands of the As ...
n king
Aššur-reš-iši II.
[''Synchronistic King List'', Ass 14616c (KAV 216), iii 8 and fragments VAT 11261 (KAV 10), ii 2 + Ass 13956dh (KAV 182), iii 5.]
Biography
The circumstances surrounding the fall of the previous Bazi dynasty and his ascendancy are unknown. His name was wholly
Akkadian Akkadian or Accadian may refer to:
* Akkadians, inhabitants of the Akkadian Empire
* Akkadian language, an extinct Eastern Semitic language
* Akkadian literature, literature in this language
* Akkadian cuneiform, early writing system
* Akkadian myt ...
and he was described as a remote descendant of
Elam, šà.bal.bal ˹libir
NIM.˺
MA.KI (Akkadian: ''liplippi Elamti Labīru''), in the ''Dynastic Chronicle''.
[''Dynastic Chronicle'' (ABC 18), column v lines 13 to 15.] There are no known rulers of Elam bearing Akkadian titles, but his reign coincides with a blank period in Elamite political history. His rule endured for six years and he was buried in the palace of
Sargon
Sargon (Akkadian: ''Šar-ru-gi'', later ''Šarru-kīn'', meaning "the faithful king" or "the legitimate king") was the name of three kings in ancient Mesopotamia, sometimes adopted in modern times as both a given name and a surname.
Mesopotamian ...
or “a legitimate king,” depending on the interpretation of ''ina''
É-GAL LUGAL(-)
GI.NA ''qé.bir'', suggesting an interment suitable for a rightful king.
[ The '']Eclectic Chronicle
The Eclectic Chronicle, referred to in earlier literature as the ''New Babylonian Chronicle'', is an ancient Mesopotamian account of the highlights of Babylonian history during the post- Kassite era prior to the 689 BC fall of the city of Babylo ...
'' records the month of Nisānu in his fourth year but the event is not preserved. It may be concerning the suspension of the Akitu festival due to Aramean
The Arameans ( oar, 𐤀𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤀; arc, 𐡀𐡓𐡌𐡉𐡀; syc, ܐܪ̈ܡܝܐ, Ārāmāyē) were an ancient Semitic-speaking people in the Near East, first recorded in historical sources from the late 12th century BCE. The Aramean ...
incursions, as this is the typical subject of the chronicle.[''Eclectic Chronicle'' (ABC 24) tablet BM 27859 line 16.]
Four bronze arrowheads from Lorestān have been recovered inscribed with his name and the royal title ''šar kiššati'', “king of the world.”
Inscriptions
References
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10th-century BC Babylonian kings
10th-century BC rulers
Kings of the Universe