Assur-Nasirpal I.

Aššur-nâṣir-apli I. or Aššur-nāṣir-pal I. (also: Assur-nasir-pal I. ) ruled as Assyrian king from 1050 to 1031 BC. And was the son of Šamši-Adad IV. Founder of the 7th Assyrian dynasty. His name means: Aššur protects his son .

Assyria suffered from the aftermath of the military expansion of Tiglat-Pileser I and was in a difficult position at the beginning of the government due to famines and attacks from neighboring countries. In addition, nomads from the western regions poured across the borders.

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There are only two inscriptions on Aššur-nāṣir-pal's activities. In the early years of his reign he must have suffered a serious illness, as in his prayer to Ištar the question about the reason for his poor health was asked: Have I not already rebuilt enough destroyed temples and fallen idols? To get the favor of the goddess Ištar, he had a splendid wedding camp set up for her in Nineveh . The further development seems to have been more positive. The second inscription contains an unspecified thanksgiving to Ištar for the successful deeds.

There are no cuneiform texts about the campaigns and activities . However, his name is mentioned in a previously unpublished brick inscription from his palace in Aššur . The so-called White Obelisk mentions the name Aššur-nāṣir-apli. However, it is unclear whether it is Aššur-nāṣir-apli I or II .

literature

• Dietz-Otto Edzard and a. (Ed.): Real Lexicon of Assyriology and Near Eastern Archeology (RLA). Vol. 1. de Gruyter, Berlin 1993 (reprint), pp. 213-214. ISBN 3-11-004451-X

Individual evidence

1. ^ Holly Pittman, The White Obelisk and the problem of historical narrative in the art of Assyria. Art Bulletin 78/2, 1996, 349
2. ↑ http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/me/t/the_white_obelisk.aspx

predecessor	Office	successor
Samši-Adad IV.	Assyrian king 1050 BC BC – 1031 BC Chr.	Sulmānu-ašarēd II.