Tukulti-Ninurta I

Tukulti-Ninurta I
Tukulti-Ninurta I depicted both standing and kneeling
King of the Middle Assyrian Empire
Reignc. 1243–1207 BC[1]
PredecessorShalmaneser I
SuccessorAshur-nadin-apli
IssueAshur-nadin-apli, Enlil-kudurri-usur
FatherShalmaneser I

Tukulti-Ninurta I (meaning: "my trust is in [the warrior god] Ninurta"; reigned c. 1243–1207 BC) was a king of Assyria during the Middle Assyrian Empire. He is known as the first king to use the title "King of Kings".

  1. ^ Chen, Fei (2020). "Appendix I: A List of Assyrian Kings". Study on the Synchronistic King List from Ashur. Leiden: BRILL. ISBN 978-9004430914.