Ashur-bel-nisheshu

Ashur-bel-nisheshu
Issi'ak Assur
King of Assur
Reignc. 1417–1409 BC[1]
PredecessorAshur-nirari II
SuccessorAshur-rim-nisheshu
IssueAshur-rim-nisheshu, Eriba-Adad I
FatherAshur-nirari II

Aššūr-bēl-nīšēšu, (Middle Assyrian Akkadian: 𒁹𒀭𒀸𒋩𒂗𒌦𒈨𒌍𒋙, romanized: ᵐᵈaš-šur-EN-UN.MEŠ-šú,[i 1][i 2][i 3]) and meaning “(the god) Aššur (is) lord of his people,”[2] was the ruler of Assyria c. 1417–1409 BC or 1407–1398 BC (short chronology), the variants due to uncertainties in the later chronology. He succeeded his father, Aššur-nērārī II, to the throne and is best known for his treaty with Kassite king Karaindaš.

  1. ^ Chen, Fei (2020). "Appendix I: A List of Assyrian Kings". Study on the Synchronistic King List from Ashur. Leiden: BRILL. ISBN 978-9004430914.
  2. ^ K. Åkerman (1998). K. Radner (ed.). The Prosopography of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, Volume 1, Part I: A. The Neo-Assyrian Text Corpus Project. p. 171.


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