Enlil-nirari

Enlil-nērāru ( ^md En-líl-né-ra-rù, Enlil-nirari, Ellil-nārāri, Elli-nerari) was a Middle Assyrian king in the 14th century BC. He ruled for ten years according to the Assyrian royal list . He was the son of Aššur-uballit I.

Reign

author	Reign	Remarks
Grayson 1969	1329-1320 BC Chr.	middle chronology
Gasche et al. 1998	1321-1312	Ultra-short chronology
Freydank 1991	1317-1308

title

He held the title "King of Aššur" ( LUGAL ^KUR Aššur-ma ), "Viceroy of Assur ( išši'ak Aššur )" and Chief Justice.

Enlil-nērāru had already maintained relations with Karduniaš (Babylonia) as prince of the throne . His sister Muballitat-Šerū'a was the wife of King Burna-Buriāš II , later his cousins Kadašman-Ḫarbe and Kurigalzu II ruled there , interrupted by a rebellion of Kassite nobles who put the usurper Nazi-Bugaš on the throne. Burna-Buriāš II sent gifts to Sîn-iqišā, an envoy from Enlil-nērāru. He received a ziqqu robe of the second best quality and a belt made of red wool (CBS 3235). According to CBS 3776 from Nippur, he received further valuable gifts in the 27th year of the reign of Burna-Buriāš II. Perhaps this was related to the negotiation of the marriage between Burna-Buriāš II and Muballitat-Serū'a. A letter from Prince Enlil-nērāru (Ellil-nārāri) to Illilīja, (BE XVII 91), presumably Enlil-kidinni, the šandabakku of Nippur , reports that a bronze sun disk with inlays made of black and white banded chalcedony was sent as compensation asked for fabric for chair covers ( šiddu ). If these are not available, 60 colored robes should be sent. A perṣeduḫu primer was sent as a personal gift to Illilīja .

Despite the close family ties, however, there was a conflict with Babylon, the reasons for which are unknown. According to an Assyrian inscription, Enlil-nērāru fought victoriously against Kurigalzu II , King of Babylon, but the corresponding inscription is so badly broken that no details can be found. Another fragment mentions the city of Kilizi in this context . According to the synchronistic chronicle , a battle between Enlil-nirari and Kurigalzu took place in Sugaga on the Tigris , not far from Aššur, which allegedly won the Babylonians, who also took the Assyrian camp and captured Assyrian officers. Whoever won the battle, its location proves that the Babylonians could penetrate deep into Assyrian territory. After that, a border was established between the two kingdoms, which ran from Šasili in Subartu to Karduniaš .

In the 9th year of the reign of Mursili II , Aštata on the Euphrates was taken by the Assyrians. This conquest was initially attributed to Enlil-nērāru, now a dating under Aššur-uballiṭ I. is more likely.

buildings

Enlil-Nērāru restored the outer wall of Aššur between the craftsman's gate (Tabira gate) and the sheep gate.

Eponyms

• Silli-Adad?

literature

• AJ Brinkman: Notes on Mesopotamian history in the Thirteenth Century BC. In: Bibliotheca Orientalis. 27, 301-314 (Leiden 1970).
• Albert Kirk Grayson : Assyrian Royal inscriptions. Wiesbaden 1972, Doc. 326-347.
• Helmut Freydank : Contributions to Central Assyrian chronology and history. Berlin 1991.
• H. Radau: Letters to Cassite Kings from the temple-archives of Nippur. Philadelphia 1908.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Betina Faist : The long-distance trade of the Assyrian Empire between the 14th and 11th centuries BC. AOAT 265, Münster, Ugarit Verlag 2001, 209
2. ↑ W. van Soldt, Kassite Textiles for Enlil-Nērārus's messenger. Archive for Orient Research 1997, 97-104
3. ↑ Betina Faist, The Long Distance Trade of the Assyrian Empire between the 14th and 11th Century BC. AOAT 265, Münster, Ugarit Verlag 2001, note 44
4. ^ AJ Brinkman, Notes on Mesopotamian history in the Thirteenth Century BC. Bibliotheca Orientalis 27, 1970, 302-303, 309, 313f (Leiden)
5. ^ MB Rowton, The Background of the Treaty between Ramesses II. And Hattušiliš III. Journal of Cuneiform Studies 13/1, 1959, 4

predecessor	Office	successor
Aššur-uballiṭ I.	Assyrian king	Ārik-dēn-ili