Arik-den-ili

Arik-den-ili
King of Assyria
King of the Middle Assyrian Empire
Reign12 regnal years
1317–1306 BC[1]
PredecessorEnlil-nirari
SuccessorAdad-nirari I
IssueAdad-nirari I
FatherEnlil-nirari

Arik-den-ili, inscribed mGÍD-DI-DINGIR, “long-lasting is the judgment of god,”[2] was King of Assyria c. 1317–1306 BC, ruling the Middle Assyrian Empire. He succeeded Enlil-nirari, his father, and was to rule for twelve years and inaugurate the tradition of annual military campaigns against Assyria's neighbors.

  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. ^ K. Fabritius (1998). K. Radner (ed.). The Prosopography of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, Volume 1, Part I: A. The Neo-Assyrian Text Corpus Project. pp. 131–132.