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"Volume III - Sumerian Kings List - Middle Assyrian empire (1400-1000 B.C.) "

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Sumerian Kings List - Middle Assyrian empire (1400-1000 B.C.)


Middle Assyrian empire (1400-1000 B.C.)
King List. (Assyria) Middle Period

Babylonians and Assyrians 1400-1000 B.C.
1400 B.C.    Kurigalzu assumes Babylonian throne.
1200 B.C.    Nebuchadrezzar I expels Elamites.
1100 B.C.    King Tiglath-Pileser I leads Assyria to new era of power.    Iron, introduced originally by Hittites, is used extensively in Assyria for tools and weapons.
1000 B.C.    Assyrian empire shattered by Aramaean and Zagros tribes.    The Assyrian decline was eventually halted by Adadnirari II.

Kings Name Years ruled Other Notes
Ashur-Uballit I 1363-1328 B.C.    35 years He gained Assyrian Independence from Mitanni.
Enlil-Nirari 1327-1318 B.C.     9 years. .
Arik-Den-Ili 1317-1306 B.C.     11 years. .
Adad-Nirari I 1305-1274 B.C.     31 years. Mitanni falls to Assyria.
Shalmaneser I 1273-1244 B.C.     29 years. Urarti falls to Assyria at this time.
Tukulti-Ninurta I 1243-1207 B.C.     36 years. He sacks Babylon, and was killed by his own son.
Ashur-Nadin-Apli 1206-1203 B.C.     3 years. Assyrian power is weakened during his reign.
Ashur-Nirari III 1202-1197 B.C.     5 years. .
Enlil-Kudurri-Usur 1196-1191 B.C.     5 years. .
Ninurta-Apal-Ekur 1191-1179 B.C.     12 years. .
Ashur-Dan I 1178-1133 B.C.     45 years. Elam captures Babylonia.
Ashur-Resha-Ishi I 1132-1115 B.C.     17 years. Nebuchadnezzar I of Babylon captures Elam.
Ninurta-Tukulti-Ashur 1115-1114 B.C.     1 year. .
Mutakkil-Nusku 1115-1114 B.C.     1 year. .
Tiglath-Pileser I 1114-1076 B.C.     38 years. In defending Assyria, he defeats Nebuchadnezzar.
Asharid-Pal-Ekur II 1076 B.C.     0 years. He was limited to Nineveh, Irbil, and the Ashur province.
Ashur-Bel-Kala 1076-1057 B.C.     19 years. .
Unknown 1057-1053 B.C.     4 years. .
Shamshi-Adad IV 1053-1049 B.C.     4 years. .
5 Unknown Rulers 1049-1010 B.C.     39 years. .
Ashur-Rabi II 1010-970 B.C.     40 years. Israel and Judah are under David and Solomon.
Ashur-Resh-Ishi II 969-967 B.C.     2 years. .
Tiglath-Pilasar II 966-935 B.C.     31 years. .
Ashur-Dan II 934-912 B.C.     22 years. .


    This file was created on November 20, 2004.

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