Ashur-dugul
Aššur-dugul was an Assyrian king whose exact government dates are unknown. The Assyrian royal list calls him "son of a nobody", which means that he was not related to the previous royal house. The Khorsabad list expressly names him lâ bêl kussê , usurper. It is the first time this term has been used. The list names other no-one sons Assur-apla-idina , Naṣir-Sin, Sin-namir, Ipqi-Ištar, Adad-ṣalulu and Adasi , who ruled at the beginning of his brief reign. Presumably, it is a matter of throne disputes in which Assur-dugul finally prevailed: he ruled for six years. His successor was probably Belu-Bani (around 1700).
In his detailed discussion of the Khorsabad list, Poebel wants to put the rebellions at the end of the reign of Aššur-dugul. That would mean that in the end Adasi prevailed, followed by his son Belu-Bani as king. A new dynasty should actually begin with Adasi.
Julian Reade considers that Aššur-dugul and Lullaya (a nickname ) could be the same person, and that the six tuppišu kings could have been eponym officers under Aššur-dugul.
literature
- Arno Poebel : The Assyrian King List from Khorsabad. In: Journal of Near Eastern Studies 1, 1942, 4, pp. 460-492.
- Julian Reade: Assyrian King-Lists, the Royal Tombs of Ur, and Indus Origins . In: Journal of Near Eastern Studies 60, 2001, 1, ISSN 0022-2968 , pp. 1-29.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Courage Aškur | Assyrian king | Aššur-apla-iddina |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ashur-dugul |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lullaya? |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Assyrian king |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 18th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 18th century BC BC or 17th century BC Chr. |