Šamši-ilu
Šamši-ilu (also Schamschi-ilu, Schainschi-ilu, Šainši-ilu) about 800 to 750 BC Was an Assyrian general and the governor of the Assyrian province of Bit Adini . He administered the western parts of Aram Nahrin ( northern Syria).
The gate lions of the northeast gate of Til Barsip bear the name of Šamši-ilu, with the titles turtān (second after the king) and nagiru rabu (chief herald), administrator of the temples (šatam errati) and commander in chief of the army (rab ummāni rapši). He was also governor of Hatti , Guti and the entire land of Narmar . He also boasts of the submission of Urartu . The king's name does not appear anywhere in the inscription, which is extremely unusual and suggests a period of weakness in the central government. The Maraş stele also mentions Šamši-ilu.
Šamši-ilu was in 780 BC. Under Sulmanu-ašared IV. , 770 BC. Under Aššur-dan III. and 752 BC BC, under Aššur-nirari V. eponym officer , thus held an outstanding position for at least 29 years. Taşyürek describes him as "almost a king in the west".
Tukulti-apil-Ešarra III. , the 746 BC Came to power, seems to have curtailed the power of the governors and downsized the provinces. In his time, in the years before 743 BC BC, the administration of Bit Adini and Harran was probably also separated. The fate of Šamši-ilu is unknown, he is after the accession of Tukulti-apil-Ešarra III. no longer mentioned. Šamši-ilu's name was deleted from an inscription in Til Barsip, probably because of its in 746 BC. Took part in the Kalḫu uprising.
According to Garelli's theory, Šamši-ilu is identical to Bar Ga'yah , the Aramaic king of kita / i / uka (Til Barsip), who erected three steles containing treaties with Arpad , perhaps as the representative of the Assyrian king.
literature
- Aytuğ Taşyürek: Some New Assyrian Rock-Reliefs in Turkey . In: Anatolian Studies 25, 1975, pp. 169-180.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Sulmanu-ašared IV. |
Limmu official 780/779 BC Chr. |
Marduk-remanni |
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Aššur-dan III. |
Limmu official 770/769 BC Chr. |
Bêl-ilaya |
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Aššur-nirari V. |
Limmu official 752/751 BC Chr. |
Marduk-šallimanni |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Šamši-ilu |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Šainši-ilu; Shamschi-ilu; Schainschi-ilu |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Assyrian general, governor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 9th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 8th century BC Chr. |