Adad-nirari II

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Adad-nīrārī II
King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
Reign911–891 BCE
PredecessorAshur-dan II (Middle Assyrian Empire)
SuccessorTukulti-Ninurta II
Born10th century BCE
Died891 BCE
SpouseBabylonian princess, daughter of Nabu-shuma-ukin I[1]
IssueTukulti-Ninurta II
FatherAshur-dan II

Adad-nīrārī II (also spelled Adad-nērārī, which means "Adad (the storm god) is my help") reigned from 911 BCE

Neo-Assyrian empire. He instigated the first renewed period of major expansion following that of the Middle Assyrian Empire which had begun in 1365 BCE under Ashur-uballit I and ended after the death of Ashur-bel-kala
in 1053 BCE.

Biography

Economic recovery in the reign of Adad-nīrārī II

Adad-nīrārī II's father was Ashur-dan II, whom he succeeded after a minor dynastic struggle. It is probable that the accession encouraged revolts amongst Assyria's nominal vassals in nearby regions of Anatolia, the Levant and Iran.

Inscribed stone tablet of Adad-nīrārī II from Assur, Iraq Museum

He firmly subjugated the areas previously under only nominal Assyrian vassalage, conquering and deporting troublesome

Nisibin and their territories. Along with vast amounts of treasure collected, he also secured the Kabur river region.[3] His reign was a period of returning prosperity to the Middle East region following expansion of Phoenician and Aramaean trade routes, linking Anatolia, Egypt under the Libyan 22nd Dynasty
, Mesopotamia and the Mediterranean.

Adad-nīrārī II's son was named Tukulti-Ninurta II who continued to successfully expand Assyrian territory and wage war against Assyria's enemies.[3]

Because of the existence of full eponym lists from Adad-nīrārī II's reign down to the middle of the reign of

Assyrian King List is generally considered to be quite accurate for several centuries before Adad-nīrārī's reign, and scholars generally agree on a single set of dates back to Ashur-resh-ishi I
in the late 12th century BC.

References

  1. ISBN 9789004430921
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  2. ^ Bertman, Stephen (2005). Handbook to Life in Ancient Mesopotamia. New York: Oxford UP. p. 74.
  3. ^ a b Healy, Mark (1991). The Ancient Assyrians. New York: Osprey. p. 6.

Further reading

Preceded by
King of Assyria

911–891 BC 		Succeeded by
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