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Shamshi-Adad
Shamshi-Adad may refer to: * Shamshi-Adad I, (fl. late 18th century BC (short chronology) was an ancient Near East king. * Shamshi-Adad II, an Old Assyrian king who ruled in the mid-second millennium, ca. 1585-1580 BC (short chronology). * Shamshi-Adad III, King of Assyria from 1545 BC to 1529 BC. He was the son of Ishme-Dagan II. * Shamshi-Adad IV, King of Assyria, 1054/3–1050 BC, the 91st to be listed on the Assyrian Kinglist. 1i 2] He was a son of Tukultī-apil-Ešarra I (1114–1076 BC), the third to have taken the throne, after his brothers Ašarēd-apil-Ekur and Ashur-bel-kala, and he usurped the kingship from the latter's son, the short-reigning Erība-Adad II (1055–1054 BC). * Shamshi-Adad V, King of Assyria from 824 to 811 BC. {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shamshi-Adad I
Shamshi-Adad (; Amorite: ''Shamshi-Addu''), ruled 1813–1776 BC, was an Amorite warlord and conqueror who had conquered lands across much of Syria, Anatolia, and Upper Mesopotamia.Some of the Mari letters addressed to Shamsi-Adad by his son can be found in the Mari Letters section of His capital was originally at Ekallatum and later moved to Šubat-Enlil. Rise Shamshi-Adad I inherited the throne in Ekallatum from Ila-kabkabu (fl. c. 1836 BC – c. 1833 BC). Ila-kabkabu is mentioned as the father of Shamshi-Adad I in the "Assyrian King List" (AKL); a similar name (not necessarily the same figure) is listed in the preceding section of the AKL among the “kings whose fathers are known”. However, Shamshi-Adad I did not inherit the Assyrian throne from his father but was instead a conqueror. Ila-kabkabu had been an Amorite king not of Assur (Aššur) (in Assyria) but of Ekallatum. According to the '' Mari Eponyms Chronicle'', Ila-kabkabu seized Shuprum (c. 1790 BC), then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shamshi-Adad IV
Shamshi-Adad IV, inscribed md''šam-ši-''dIM, was the king of Assyria, 1054/3–1050 BC, the 91st to be listed on the ''Assyrian Kinglist''.''Khorsabad Kinglist'', tablet IM 60017 (excavation nos.: DS 828, DS 32-54), iv 1–4.''SDAS Kinglist'', tablet IM 60484, iii 33–36. He was a son of Tiglath-Pileser I (1114–1076 BC), the third to have taken the throne, after his brothers Asharid-apal-Ekur and Ashur-bel-kala, and he usurped the kingship from the latter’s son, the short-reigning Eriba-Adad II (1055–1054 BC). It is quite probable that he was fairly elderly when he seized the throne. Biography The Assyrian kinglist recalls that he "came up from Karduniaš (i.e. Babylonia). He ousted Eriba-Adad, son of Aššur-bêl-kala, seized the throne and ruled for 4 years". The king of Babylon was Adad-apla-iddina, who had been installed more than a decade earlier by Shamshi-Adad brother, Ashur-bel-kala. The extent to which he was instrumental in the succession is uncertain but it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shamshi-Adad II
Shamshi-Adad II or Šamši-Adad II, inscribed m(d)''Šam-ši-''dIM, was an Old Assyria Assyria (Neo-Assyrian cuneiform: , ''māt Aššur'') was a major ancient Mesopotamian civilization that existed as a city-state from the 21st century BC to the 14th century BC and eventually expanded into an empire from the 14th century BC t ...n king who ruled in the mid-second millennium BC, 1585–1580 BC. His reign falls within the "dark age" period of Assyrian history from which written records are scarce. Succession and contemporaries There are no extant contemporary sources witnessing his reign. He was the son and successor of Erishum III and ruled for six years (6 MU.MEŠ) according to the ''Khorsabad''''Khorsabad Kinglist'', tablet IM 60017 (excavation nos.: DS 828, DS 32-54) ii 30–31. and the ''SDAS''''SDAS Kinglist'', tablet IM 60484, ii 23. copies of the ''Assyrian Kinglist'', where he appears as the 57th name (the ''Nassouhi Kinglist''''Nassouhi Kinglist'', Istanbul A. 11 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shamshi-Adad III
Shamshi-Adad III was the King of Assyria The king of Assyria (Akkadian language, Akkadian: , later ) 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 early history, Assyria was ... from 1563 BC to 1548 BC. He was the son of Ishme-Dagan II. He is known from an inscription where he reports having repaired two of the ziggurats. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Shamshi-Adad 03 16th-century BC Assyrian kings Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
