Sîn-šarru-iškun
Sîn-šarru-iškun was the penultimate king of the Assyrian Empire from 627 BC. BC to 612 BC BC. He was a son of Ashur-bani-apli (biblical name Assurbanipal ) and probably the brother of his successor and last king Ashur-uballit II. His name means "Sîn has established the King".
According to various sources, his rule was temporarily recognized in Babylonia , Nippur , Sippar and Uruk . A list of kings from Uruk names him as king of Babylonia and successor to Sîn-šumu-līšir in the year 626 BC. BC, without ever having formally accepted this title alongside the Assyrian royal dignity. On the other hand, Sîn-šumu-līšir is also recorded as the Assyrian king last year, although he probably never left Babylonia. Differing information comes from other sources. During these troubled times, in every list kept region, it was likely that the person who controlled the administration or whose troops were in the vicinity was simply entered. The later Neo-Babylonian chronicle records a year without a king .
Even if you add up his supposed reign in Babylonia with that of Sin-šumu-lišir, the result is only one year. Then Nabopolassar succeeded with his rebellion, the Assyrian opponent in the year 626 BC. Chr. Finally to drive them out of Babylonia and extend the scene of the subsequent battles ever deeper into the heartland.
612 BC Sîn-šarru-iškun died in a joint attack by the Babylonians , Medes and Scythians on his capital, Nineveh . In the remaining, not yet conquered Assyrian territories in the west around Harran , Aššur-uballiṭ II declared himself king. After the catastrophe in Nineveh, as the highest general, he had managed to break away with part of the crew.
literature
- Dietz-Otto Edzard : History of Mesopotamia . Beck, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-406-51664-5
Individual evidence
- ^ H. Schaudig: Sîn-šarru-iškun . In: Michael P. Streck (ed.): Reallexikon der Assyriologie und Vorderasiatischen Aräologie . tape 12 . de Gruyter, 2011, ISBN 978-3-11-020378-3 , p. 522 .
- ^ Uruk King List. In: Livius.org. Jona Lendering, accessed June 10, 2015 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Sîn-šumu-līšir |
Assyrian king 627–612 BC Chr. |
Aššur-uballiṭ II. |
| Sîn-šumu-līšir |
King of Babylonia 627–626 BC Chr. |
Nabû-apla-uṣur (Nabupolassar) |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sîn-šarru-iškun |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sin-sarru-iskun; Sin-sar-iskum |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | King of Assyria (627 BC-612 BC) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 7th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 612 BC Chr. |
| Place of death | Nineveh |