| Shalmaneser I | |
|---|---|
| King of the Middle Assyrian Empire | |
| Reign | 1273–1244 BC[1] 1263-1234 BC |
| Predecessor | Adad-nirari I |
| Successor | Tukulti-Ninurta I |
| Issue | Tukulti-Ninurta I |
| Father | Adad-nirari I |
Shalmaneser I (𒁹𒀭𒁲𒈠𒉡𒊕 mdsál-ma-nu-SAG Salmanu-ašared;[2][3] 1273–1244 BC or 1265–1235 BC) was a king of Assyria during the Middle Assyrian Empire. He was the son and successor of Adad-nirari I.[4]
- ^ Chen, Fei (2020). "Appendix I: A List of Assyrian Kings". Study on the Synchronistic King List from Ashur. Leiden: BRILL. ISBN 978-9004430914.
- ^ ORACC Middle Assyrian Laws - Shalmaneser I
- ^ The name means: "[the god] Salmanu is preeminent"; Georges Roux, Ancient Iraq (Penguin, 3rd ed., 1992), p. 295.
- ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Sayce, Archibald Henry (1911). "Shalmaneser". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 798.
