Samši-Adad IV.
Šamši-Adad IV. (Shamschi-Adad) was from 1054 BC. BC to 1051 BC Chr. Assyrian king.
He was a son of King Tiglath-Pileser I and usurped the throne of his nephew Eriba-Adad II. Before the seizure of power, he had stayed in Karduniaš . After Šamši-Adad's death, Aššur-nâṣir-apli I became king, who founded the 7th dynasty of Aššur.
literature
- Dietz-Otto Edzard : History of Mesopotamia. From the Sumerians to Alexander the Great , Beck, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-406-51664-5
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Eriba-Adad II. |
Assyrian king 1054–1051 BC Chr. |
Assur-Nasirpal I. |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Samši-Adad IV. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Shamji-Adad IV. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Assyrian king |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 11th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1051 BC Chr. |