Ashur-nirari III

Ashur-nirari III
King of Assyria
King of the Middle Assyrian Empire
Reignc. 1202–1197 BC[1]
PredecessorAshur-nadin-apli
SuccessorEnlil-kudurri-usur
FatherAshur-nadin-apli

Aššur-nerari III, inscribed maš-šur-ERIM.GABA, “Aššur is my help,”[2] was king of Assyria (1202–1197 BC or 1193–1187 BC). He was the grandson of Tukulti-Ninurta I and might have succeeded his uncle or more probably his father Ashur-nadin-apli to the throne, who had participated in a conspiracy against Tukulti-Ninurta I which led to his murder.

  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. ^ A. Fuchs, K. Radner (1998). K. Radner (ed.). The Prosopography of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, Volume 1, Part I: A. The Neo-Assyrian Text Corpus Project. p. 208.