Enlil-kudurrī-uṣur

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Enlil-kudurrī-uṣur , son of Tukultī-Ninurta I, was a Central Assyrian king. According to the Assyrian King List , he ruled for five years.

author Reign Remarks
Cassin 1966 1197-1193 middle chronology
Mob 1942 1196-1192
Gasche et al. 1998 1194-1190 Ultra-short chronology
Freydank 1991 1186-1182

According to the synchronistic story , he waged war against Adad-šuma-uṣur of Babylon. However, Ninurta-apil-ekur left him in the lurch, marched with his troops on Aššur , took it and made himself king. Other sons of Tukultī-Ninurta I seem to have remained at his court.

literature

  • H. Freydank: Contributions to Central Assyrian chronology and history. Berlin 1991.
  • Albert Kirk Grayson : Assyrian Royal inscriptions. Wiesbaden 1972.
predecessor Office successor
Aššur-nirari III. Assyrian king Ninurta-apil-ekur
personal data
SURNAME Enlil-kudurrī-uṣur
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Assyrian king
DATE OF BIRTH 13th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 12th century BC Chr.