Puzur-Sin

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Puzur-Sîn , son of Aššur-bel-Šame (1639–1628 BC) was vice-regent and then possibly also the Assyrian king. He is not listed in the Assyrian king list .

How Puzur-Sîn on an in Assur reported inscription found, he removed from a ruler who made the sex of I. Samsi-Adad came. Whether abu abis'u should be translated as grandfather or generally as forefather in this context is controversial. The name of the deposed person is also interpreted differently. A-si-nim is read either as the proper name Asīnum or as a title (priest of the Ištar ). Reade thinks it is also possible that A-si-nim is a disparaging surname of Re-mu- [x], a ruler only documented by the VAT 9812 king list . All that is known about a-si-nim is that he carried out construction work on the palace of Šamši-Adad I. Reade is considering equating Puzur-Sin with the IB.TAR-Sin of the standard king list , which is written with very similar wedges . However, Šarma-Adad I is given as his father .

The Puzur-Sins inscriptions are generally hostile to the previous dynasty and accuse them of various sacrilege. His successor was his son Bazaia (1627–1600).

literature

  • Julian Reade, Assyrian King-Lists, the Royal Tombs of Ur, and Indus Origins. Journal of Near Eastern Studies , 60/1, 2001, 1-29.
  • Grayson, Rivalry over Rulership at Aššur: The Puzur-Sin Inscription, Annual Review of the Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Project 3, 1985, 9-14.
personal data
SURNAME Puzur-Sin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Puzur-Sîn
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Assyrian king
DATE OF BIRTH 1639 BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 1628 BC Chr.