Rukibtu ( akk, 𒊒𒌑𒄒𒌅 𒌉 ''ru-ú-kib-tu'') or Rukibti ( akk, 𒊒𒄒𒋾 ''ru-kib-ti'')
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Ashkelon Ashkelon or Ashqelon (; Hebrew: , , ; Philistine: ), also known as Ascalon (; Ancient Greek: , ; Arabic: , ), is a coastal city in the Southern District of Israel on the Mediterranean coast, south of Tel Aviv, and north of the border ...

in the 8th century BC, when

Philistia Philistia (; Koine Greek ( LXX): Γῆ τῶν Φυλιστιείμ, romanized: ''gê tôn Phulistieìm''), also known as the Philistine Pentapolis, was a confederation of cities in the Southwest Levant, which included the cities of Ashdod, Ash ...

was a dependency of the

Neo-Assyrian Empire The Neo-Assyrian Empire was the fourth and penultimate stage of ancient Assyrian history and the final and greatest phase of Assyria as an independent state. Beginning with the accession of Adad-nirari II in 911 BC, the Neo-Assyrian Empire grew ...

. After his predecessor Mitinti I instigated an unsuccessful rebellion against the emperor

Tiglath-Pileser III Tiglath-Pileser III (Neo-Assyrian cuneiform: , meaning "my trust belongs to the son of Ešarra"), was the king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from 745 BC to his death in 727. One of the most prominent and historically significant Assyrian kings, Ti ...

in Ashkelon, Rukibtu deposed him and usurped the throne for himself. Tiglath-Pileser III's annals call him "Rukibtu, son of .. - the name of his father has not survived. Some scholars have suggested that his father was Mitinti I, however, kings of ignoble origins were often called "son of a nobody" in Assyrian and Babylonian sources, and with Rukibtu having usurped the throne, this possibility cannot be ruled out. Rukibtu died sometime between the reigns of

Shalmaneser V Shalmaneser V (Neo-Assyrian cuneiform: , meaning " Salmānu is foremost"; Biblical Hebrew: ) was the king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from the death of his father Tiglath-Pileser III in 727 BC to his deposition and death in 722 BC. Though Shalm ...

and

Sargon II Sargon II (Neo-Assyrian cuneiform: , meaning "the faithful king" or "the legitimate king") was the king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from 722 BC to his death in battle in 705. Probably the son of Tiglath-Pileser III (745–727), Sargon is genera ...

. He was succeeded by

Sidqa Ṣidqa (Philistine: 𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤀 *''Ṣīdqāʾ''; Akkadian: ) was a king of Ashkelon in the 8th century BC. He, much like Hezekiah, king of the neighboring Kingdom of Judah, rebelled against the Assyrian king Sennacherib. Sennacherib eve ...

, who also instigated a failed revolt against Assyrian authority.

Sennacherib Sennacherib (Neo-Assyrian cuneiform: or , meaning "Sin (mythology), Sîn has replaced the brothers") was the king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from the death of his father Sargon II in 705BC to his own death in 681BC. The second king of the ...

then deposed Sidqa, and placed Rukibtu's son

Šarru-lu-dari Šarru-lu-dari ( akk, ', meaning "May the king be everlasting") was a king of Ashkelon during the reign of the Neo-Assyrian emperors Sennacherib, Esarhaddon, and Ashurbanipal. His father was named '' Rukibtu'', who ruled Ashkelon before Šarru ...

on the throne of Ashkelon.

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