Akiya ( akk, ๐๐ ๐
, A-ki-ia) was according to the ''
Assyrian King List
The king of Assyria (Akkadian: ''Iลกลกi'ak Aลกลกur'', later ''ลกar mฤt Aลกลกur'') was the ruler of the ancient Mesopotamian kingdom of Assyria, which was founded in the late 21st century BC and fell in the late 7th century BC. For much of its ear ...
'' (AKL) the 29th Assyrian monarch, ruling in Assyria's
early period. He is listed within a section of the AKL as the third out of the six, "kings whose eponyms are not known."
As all the other early rulers listed in the king list and unattested elsewhere, there is dispute among scholars as to whether Akiya was a real historical figure.
See also
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Timeline of the Assyrian Empire
The timeline of ancient Assyria can be broken down into three main eras: the Old Assyrian period, Middle Assyrian Empire, and Neo-Assyrian Empire. Modern scholars typically also recognize an Early period preceding the Old Assyrian period and a ...
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Early Period of Assyria
The Early Assyrian period was the earliest stage of Assyrian history, preceding the Old Assyrian period and covering the history of the city of Assur, and its people and culture, prior to the foundation of Assyria as an independent city-state unde ...
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List of Assyrian kings
The king of Assyria (Akkadian: ''Iลกลกi'ak Aลกลกur'', later ''ลกar mฤt Aลกลกur'') was the ruler of the ancient Mesopotamian kingdom of Assyria, which was founded in the late 21st century BC and fell in the late 7th century BC. For much of its ear ...
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Assyrian continuity
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Assyrian people
References
21st-century BC Assyrian kings
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