| Ashurnasirpal I | |
|---|---|
| King of Assyria | |
 The White Obelisk sometimes associated with Ashurnasirpal I (although it is usually dated to the reign of Ashurnasirpal II) | |
| King of the Middle Assyrian Empire | |
| Reign | 1050–1031 BC |
| Predecessor | Shamshi-Adad IV |
| Successor | Shalmaneser II |
| Issue | Shalmaneser II, Ashur-rabi II |
| Father | Shamshi-Adad IV |
Ashurnasirpal I (Aššur-nāṣir-apli I, inscribed maš-šur-PAB-A, meaning "the god Assur is the protector of the heir") was the king of Assyria, 1049–1031 BC, and the 92nd to appear on the Assyrian Kinglist. He was the son and successor of Shamshi-Adad IV, and he ruled for 19 years[i 1] during a troubled period of Assyrian history, marked by famine and war with nomads from the deserts to the west. He is best known for his penitential prayer to Ištar of Nineveh.
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