Enlil-nirari

Enlil-nirari
King of Assyria
King of the Middle Assyrian Empire
Reign10 regnal years
c. 1327–1318 BC[1]
PredecessorAshur-uballit I
SuccessorArik-den-ili
IssueArik-den-ili
FatherAshur-uballit I

Enlil-nirari (“Enlil is my helper”)[2] was King of Assyria from c. 1327 BC to 1318 BC during the Middle Assyrian Empire. He was the son of Aššur-uballiṭ I.[3] He was apparently the earliest king to have been identified as having held eponym, or limmu, office.[4]

  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. ^ Samuel Henry Hooke (1953). Babylonian and Assyrian religion. Hutchinson's University Library. p. 25.
  3. ^ Assyrian King List, number 74, “Enlil-nirari, son of Aššur-uballiṭ, ruled for 10 years.”
  4. ^ I. E. S. Edwards; et al., eds. (1970). "Chronology". The Cambridge Ancient History Volume 1, Part 1: Prolegomena and Prehistory. Cambridge University Press. p. 194.