| Shamshi-Adad IV | |
|---|---|
| King of Assyria | |
| King of the Middle Assyrian Empire | |
| Reign | 1054–1050 BC |
| Predecessor | Eriba-Adad II |
| Successor | Ashurnasirpal I |
| Issue | Ashurnasirpal I |
| Father | Tiglath-Pileser I |
Shamshi-Adad IV, inscribed mdšam-ši-dIM, was the king of Assyria, 1054/3–1050 BC, the 91st to be listed on the Assyrian Kinglist.[i 1][i 2] He was a son of Tiglath-Pileser I (1114–1076 BC), the third to have taken the throne, after his brothers Asharid-apal-Ekur and Ashur-bel-kala, and he usurped the kingship from the latter’s son, the short-reigning Eriba-Adad II (1055–1054 BC). It is quite probable that he was fairly elderly when he seized the throne.
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