Aššur-iddin

Aššur-iddin succeeded his father Qibi-Aššur Grand Vizier ( akk .: sukkallu rabi'u) under Tukulti-Ninurta I. He began his career in the Assyrian state apparatus under his predecessor Salmānu-ašarēd I and then rose quickly. He was responsible for the administration of the province of Ḫanigalbat , which he ruled first from Waššukanni and then mainly from the provincial capital Dur Katlimmu . Several of his documents, written on clay tablets , also come from Dur Katlimmu, today's Tell Schech Hamad in Syria . He had three sons, who in turn also held high positions in the Assyrian state.

literature

Eva Cancik-Kirschbaum : The Central Assyrian Letters from Tall Šēḫ Ḥamad. Reports of the Tall Šēḫ Ḥamad excavation, Dūr-Katlimmu 4. Reimer, Berlin 1996. ISBN 3-496-02586-7 .

personal data
SURNAME	Aššur-iddin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Assyrian Grand Vizier
DATE OF BIRTH	13th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	13th century BC BC or 12th century BC Chr.