Eriba-Adad I.
Erība-Adad I , son of Aššur-bel-nišešu , was a Central Assyrian king who ruled for 27 years according to the Assyrian king list . His name is also included in the synchronistic king list.
author | Reign | Remarks |
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Grayson 1969 | 1392-1366 BC Chr. | middle chronology |
Mob 1942 | 1389-1363 BC Chr. | |
Gasche et al. 1998 | 1383-1357 BC Chr. | Ultra-short chronology |
Freydank 1991 | 1380-1354 BC Chr. |
He carried the title Viceroy of Aššur ( išši'ak Aššur ) and was governor of Enlil . His royal seal was found in Aššur , there are also brick inscriptions and the founding cylinder of an unknown temple from his reign.
He was a vassal of the Kingdom of Mitanni , but was slowly able to break away from it, which began the period of the Central Assyrian Empire.
literature
- Helmut Freydank : Contributions to Central Assyrian chronology and history (= writings on the history and culture of the ancient Orient. Vol. 21). Akademie-Verlag, Berlin 1991, ISBN 3-05-001814-3 (At the same time: Berlin, Academy of Sciences of the German Democratic Republic, dissertation, 1987).
- Albert Kirk Grayson : Assyrian Royal Inscriptions. Volume 1: From the Beginning to Ashur-resha-ishi I (= Records of the ancient Near East. Pt. 1). Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 1972, ISBN 3-447-01382-6 .
Individual evidence
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Aššur-nadin-ahhe II. | Assyrian king | Aššur-uballit I. |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Eriba-Adad I. |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Erība-Adad I. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Assyrian king |
DATE OF BIRTH | 14th century BC Chr. |
DATE OF DEATH | 1354 BC Chr. |