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.