Eriba-Adad II
Eriba-Adad II | |
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King of Assyria | |
King of the Middle Assyrian Empire | |
Reign | 1056–1054 BC |
Predecessor | Ashur-bel-kala |
Successor | Shamshi-Adad IV |
Father | Ashur-bel-kala |
Mother | Babylonian princess, daughter of Adad-apla-iddina (?)[1] |
Erība-Adad II, inscribed mSU-dIM, “Adad has replaced,” was the king of Assyria 1056/55–1054 BC, the 94th to appear on the Assyrian Kinglist.[i 1][i 2] He was the son of Aššur-bēl-kala whom he briefly succeeded and was deposed by his uncle Šamši-Adad IV.[2]
Biography
The Khorsabad kinglist[i 3] mistakenly gives him as a son of Ilu-kabkabi, i.e. the father of the 18th century BC king Šamši-Adad I. Despite his short two-year reign, there are fragmentary inscriptions[i 4][i 5] where he claims his rule extended to the Aramaeans and lists conquests far and wide in intense military campaigns, imitating those of Tukultī-apil-Ešarra I, for which he styled himself “king of the four quarters.”[3] He would have appeared on a destroyed section of the eponym list designated as Cc.[i 6]
He was one of the restorers of the é.ḫur.sağ.kur.kur.ra, “House, Mountain of the Lands,” or the cella of the temple of the god Aššur,[4] as commemorated in one of his inscriptions.[i 7] A fragmentary literary text is dated to his reign.[i 8] The Synchronistic Kinglist gives his name, but the Babylonian counterpart is illegible, possibly having been Simbar-Šipak based on the sequence of kings before and after. This chronicle seems quite fanciful in its chronology during the Assyrian dark-age. In any case, the king Adad-apla-iddina would have been his contemporary, sheltering his uncle, Šamši-Adad IV in political exile while he regrouped and planned his putsch. Although Aššur-bēl-kala had married Adad-apla-iddina’s daughter, it seems unlikely that Adad-apla-iddina would have then participated in an effort to depose his own grandson, so it seems likely that Erība-Adad was the issue of another queen and the Babylonian king’s change of attitude due to earlier political events in Assyria.[5] His rule came to an end when Šamši-Adad “went up Kardun]iaš He drove Erība-Adad, [son of Aššur-bēl-ka]la, from the throne.”[6]
An Aššur monumental stele (number 27) from the Stelenreihe, "row of stelae," has been attributed to him and is inscribed laconically: "Erība-adad, king of the universe".[7]
Inscriptions
- ^ SDAS Kinglist, iii 31.
- ^ Nassouhi Kinglist, iv 12.
- ^ Khorsabad Kinglist, iii 45,
- ^ Clay cone fragment from Nineveh BM 123467, 6 lines.
- ^ Part of a clay tablet Rm-II.261 (RIMA 2 A.0.90.1), 7.
- ^ Eponym List VAT 11254, (KAV 21).
- ^ K.2693 Part of a clay tablet, with holes, 13 + 5 lines (RIMA 2 A.0.90.1).
- ^ Literary text, BM 98941.
References
- ^ Brinkman, J.A. (1968). Political history of Post-Kassite Babylonia (1158-722 b. C.) (A). Gregorian Biblical BookShop. p. 142.
- ^ P. Talon (1999). K. Radner (ed.). The Prosopography of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, Volume 1, Part II: A. The Neo-Assyrian Text Corpus Project. p. 400.
- ^ D. J. Wiseman (1975). "XXXI: Assyria & Babylonia 1200–1000 BC". In I. E. S. Edwards; C. J. Gadd; N. G. L. Hammond; S. Solberger (eds.). The Cambridge Ancient History, Volume II, Part 2, History of the Middle East and the Aegean Region, 1380–1000 BC. Cambridge University Press. p. 469.
- ^ A. R. George (2003). House Most High: The Temples of Ancient Mesopotamia. Eisenbrauns. pp. 101–102.
- ^ J. A. Brinkman (1968). A Political History of Post-Kassite Babylonia, 1158–722 B.C. Pontificium Institutum Biblicum. p. 144.
- ^ Jean-Jacques Glassner (2004). Mesopotamian Chronicles. SBL. pp. 142–143.
- ^ P. A. Miglus (1984). "Another Look at the "Stelenreihen" in Assur". Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und Vorderasiatische Archäologie. 74: 136. doi:10.1515/zava.1984.74.1.133. S2CID 163992410.
Further reading
- Albert Kirk Grayson (1991). Assyrian Rulers of the Early First Millennium BC I (1114–859 BC). University of Toronto Press.
Preceded by | King of Assyria 1056–1054 BC | Succeeded by |
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(c. 2025–1364 BC)
- Puzur-Ashur I
- Shalim-ahum
- Ilu-shuma
- Erishum I
- Ikunum
- Sargon I
- Puzur-Ashur II
- Naram-Sin
- Erishum II
- Shamshi-Adad I
- Ishme-Dagan I
- Mut-Ashkur (?)
- Rimush (?)
- Asinum (?)
- Puzur-Sin
- Ashur-dugul
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- Adasi (?)
- Bel-bani
- Libaya
- Sharma-Adad I
- Iptar-Sin
- Bazaya
- Lullaya
- Shu-Ninua
- Sharma-Adad II
- Erishum III
- Shamshi-Adad II
- Ishme-Dagan II
- Shamshi-Adad III
- Ashur-nirari I
- Puzur-Ashur III
- Enlil-nasir I
- Nur-ili
- Ashur-shaduni
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- Ashur-nadin-ahhe I
- Enlil-Nasir II
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- Ashur-bel-nisheshu
- Ashur-rim-nisheshu
- Ashur-nadin-ahhe II
- Eriba-Adad I
(c. 1363–912 BC)
- Ashur-uballit I
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- Arik-den-ili
- Adad-nirari I
- Shalmaneser I
- Tukulti-Ninurta I
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- Enlil-kudurri-usur
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- Mutakkil-Nusku
- Ashur-resh-ishi I
- Tiglath-Pileser I
- Asharid-apal-Ekur
- Ashur-bel-kala
- Eriba-Adad II
- Shamshi-Adad IV
- Ashurnasirpal I
- Shalmaneser II
- Ashur-nirari IV
- Ashur-rabi II
- Ashur-resh-ishi II
- Tiglath-Pileser II
- Ashur-dan II
(911–609 BC)