Ashur-dan I

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Ashur-dan I
Mutakkil-nusku
FatherNinurta-apal-Ekur

Aššur-dān I, mAš-šur-dān(kal)an, was the 83rd king of Assyria, reigning for 46[i 1] (variant: 36[i 2]) years, c. 1178 to 1133 BC (variant: c. 1168 to 1133 BC[2]), and the son of Ninurta-apal-Ekur,[i 3] where one of the three variant copies of the Assyrian King List shows a difference. The Synchronistic King List[i 4] and a fragmentary copy[i 5] give his Babylonian contemporaries as Zababa-šum-iddina, c. 1158 BC, and Enlil-nādin-aḫe, c. 1157—1155 BC, the last of the kings of the Kassite dynasty, but it is probable he was contemporary with two more preceding and two following these monarchs, if the length of his reign is correct.

Biography

During the twilight years of the Kassite dynasty, the Synchronistic History

Arraphe, which was not recovered until late in Aššur-dān’s reign.[2]

Few inscriptions have been recovered for this king although he is mentioned in two of those of his descendant

Arbail, offered by Šamši-Bēl, a scribe.[3]

A partial reconstruction of the sequence of limmus, the Assyrian Eponym dating system, has been proposed influenced by a letter[i 9] which provides the initial sequence of Pišqiya, the official during whose reign his predecessor died, Aššur-dān (the king), Atamar-den-Aššur, Aššur-bel-lite, and Adad-mušabši.[6] A harem edict or palace decree was issued giving the penalties for misdemeanors of maidservants, where the first offence is punishable with a beating thirty times with rods by her mistress.[3] Two sons of Aššur-dān were to contest the throne after his death, Ninurta-tukulti-Ashur ruling for less than a year before being overthrown and forced to flee by his brother Mutakkil-Nusku.

Inscriptions

  1. ^ Khorsabad King List and the SDAS King List both read, iii 19, 46 MU.MEŠ KI.MIN.
  2. ^ Nassouhi King List reads, 26+x MU.[MEŠ LUGAL-ta DU.uš.
  3. ^ Brick Ass. 4777 palatial inscription confirming King List filiation.
  4. ^ Synchronistic King List, tablet excavation number Ass. 14616c (KAV 216), ii 10.
  5. ^ Synchronistic King List fragment, tablet VAT 11261 (KAV 10), i 2.
  6. ^ Synchronistic History, ii 9–12.
  7. ^ Tablet K. 2667.
  8. ^ 2 kg bronze statue found at Lake Urmia and now in the Louvre.
  9. ^ VAT 20937, MARV 6,2.

References

  1. ISBN 978-9004430914
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  2. ^ a b David Kertai (2008–2009). "The history of the middle Assyrian empire". Talanta. XL–XLI: 39.
  3. ^ a b c A. K. Grayson (1972). Assyrian Royal Inscriptions, Volume 1. Otto Harrassowitz. pp. 141–143.
  4. ^ A. K. Grayson (1975). Assyrian and Babylonian chronicles. J. J. Augustin. pp. 209–210.
  5. ^ Bill T. Arnold, Bryan Beyer (2002). Readings from the ancient Near East: primary sources for Old Testament study. Baker Academic. p. 143.
  6. S2CID 161217436
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Preceded by
King of Assyria

1178–1133 BC 		Succeeded by
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