Kings of Assyria.
Zulilu "founder of the monarchy." | |
. . . . | |
Assur-rabi. | |
Assur-nirari, his son. | |
Assur-rim-nisesu, his son. | |
. . . . | |
Erba-Hadad, | |
Assur-nadin-akhi I., his son. | |
Assur-yuballidh I., his son. | |
B.C. | |
Assur-bil-nisi-su | cir. 1450 |
Buzur-Assur | 1440 |
Assur-nadin-akhi II. | 1410 |
Assur-yuballidh, his son | 1390 |
Bel-nirari, his son | 1370 |
Arik-den-ilu, his son | 1350 |
Hadad-nirari I., his son | 1330 |
Shalmaneser I., his son (built Calah) | 1310 |
Tiglath-In-aristi I., his son, | 1280 |
conquers Babylon | cir. 1270 |
Assur-nazir-pal I., his son | 1260 |
Assur-narara and his son Nebo-dan | 1250 |
Assur-sum-lisir | 1235 |
In-aristi-tukulti-Assur | 1225 |
Bel-kudur-uzur | 1215 |
In-aristi-pileser, descendant of Erba-Hadad | 1200 |
Assur-dan I., his son | 1185 |
Mutaggil-Nebo, his son | 1160 |
Assur-ris-isi, his son | 1140 |
Tiglath-pileser I., his son | 1120 |
Assur-bil-kala, his son | 1090 |
Samsi-Hadad I., his brother | 1070 |
Assur-nazir-pal II., his son | 1060 |
Assur-irbi | — |
Hadad-nirari II. | cir. 960 |
Tiglath-pileser II., his son | 950 |
Assur-dan II., his son | 930 |
Hadad-nirari III., his son | 911 |
Tukulti-In-aristi, his son | 889 |
Assur-nazir-pal III., his son | 883 |
Shalmaneser II., his son | 858 |
Assur-danin-pal (Sardanapallos), rebel king | 825 |
Samsi-Hadad II., his brother | 823 |
Hadad-nirari IV., his son | 810 |
Shalmaneser III. | 781 |
Assur-dan III. | 771 |
Assur-nirari | 753 |
Pulu, usurper, takes the name of Tiglath-pileser III. | 745 |
Ululā, usurper, takes the name of Shalmaneser IV. | 727 |
Sargon, usurper | 722 |
Sennacherib, his son | 705 |
Esar-haddon, his son | 681 |
Assur-bani-pal, his son | 668 |
Assur-etil-ilani-yukin, his son | ? |
Assur-sum-lisir | ? |
Sin-sarra-uzur (Sarakos) | ? |
Destruction of Nineveh | 606 |
[6] These three dynasties are usually known as the First Dynasty of Babylon, the Dynasty of Sisku or Uruku, and the Kassite Dynasty; see sect. v.
[7] See Oppert, Comptes rendus de l'Acad. des Inscr. et Belles-Lettres (1888), xvi. pp. 218 ff., and Bab. and Or. Rec. ii. pp. 107 ff.
[8] See Sayce, Early Israel, pp. 281 ff., and Encyc. Brit., 10th ed., vol. xxvi. p. 45 (also his account above).
[9] See Rogers History of Babylonia and Assyria (1900).
[10] See Winckler, Geschichte Babyloniens und Assyriens (1892), Altorientalische Forschungen, i. Hft. 2 (1894), and Auszug aus der Vorderasiatischen Geschichte (1905).
[11] See Delitzsch and Mürdter, Geschichte Babyloniens und Assyriens (1891), and Delitzsch, Mehr Licht (1907).
[12] See Maspero, Histoire ancienne des peuples de l'Orient classique, tome ii.
[13] See Peiser, Zeits. für Assyr. vi. pp. 264 ff.