Ashur-Dan II (Aššur-dān) (934–912 BC), son of Tiglath Pileser II, was the earliest king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. He was best known for recapturing previously...
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Ashur-dan III (Neo-Assyrian cuneiform: Aššur-dān, meaning "Ashur is strong") was the king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from 773 BC to his death in 755...
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Ashur-dan was the name of three kings of Assyria: Ashur-dan I, reigned c. 1178 to 1133 BC Ashur-dan II, reigned 934 to 912 BC Ashur-dan III, reigned 773...
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Ashur-nasir-pal II (transliteration: Aššur-nāṣir-apli, meaning "Ashur is guardian of the heir") was the third king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from 883...
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BC to his death in 745 BC. Ashur-nirari was a son of Adad-nirari III (r. 811–783 BC) and succeeded his brother Ashur-dan III as king. He ruled during...
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in 1365 BCE under Ashur-uballit I and ended after the death of Ashur-bel-kala in 1053 BCE. Adad-nīrārī II's father was Ashur-dan II, whom he succeeded...
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935 BCE, when he was succeeded by his son Ashur-dan II. Little is known about his reign. Tiglath-Pileser II waged numerous successful military campaigns...
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recovered until late in Aššur-dān’s reign. Two sons of Aššur-dān were to contest the throne after his death, Ninurta-tukulti-Ashur ruling for less than a year...
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Aššur-uballiṭ II, also spelled Assur-uballit II and Ashuruballit II (Neo-Assyrian Akkadian: 𒀸𒋩𒌑𒋾𒆷, romanized: Aššur-uballiṭ, meaning "Ashur has kept alive")...
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Ashur-uballit I, the second being a follow-up letter to the first. In the letters, Ashur-uballit refers to his second predecessor Ashur-nadin-ahhe II...
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from the accession of Ashur-uballit I c. 1363 BC and the rise of Assyria as a territorial kingdom to the death of Ashur-dan II in 912 BC. The Middle Assyrian...
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Ashur-nadin-ahhe II (Aššur-nādin-aḫḫē II) was king of Assyria from c. 1400 to 1391 BC. Preceded by Ashur-rim-nisheshu, he was succeeded by his brother...
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List of Assyrian kings (redirect from Ashur-apla-idi)
that they offer somewhat diverging regnal years before the reign of king Ashur-dan I of the Middle Assyrian Empire (reign beginning in c. 1178 BC). After...
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begun by Kikkia. Puzur-Ashur I may have started a native Assyrian dynasty that endured for eight generations until Erishum II was overthrown by the Amorite...
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He was succeeded by his son, the briefly reigning Ashur-nirari IV, and then his brother Ashur-rabi II. Khorsabad Kinglist, tablet IM 60017 (excavation...
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Neo-Assyrian Empire (section Sargon II and Sennacherib)
Books. ISBN 978-1-930053-46-5. Grayson, A. Kirk (1982). "Assyria: Ashur-dan II to Ashur-Nirari V (934–745 B.C.)". In Boardman, John; Edwards, I. E. S.;...
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Esarhaddon (redirect from Ashur-ahha-iddina)
(Neo-Assyrian Akkadian: 𒀭𒊹𒉽𒀸, also 𒀭𒊹𒉽𒋧𒈾 Aššur-aḫa-iddina, meaning "Ashur has given me a brother"; Biblical Hebrew: אֵסַר־חַדֹּן ʾĒsar-Ḥaddōn) was...
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Puzur-Ashur II (also transcribed as Puzur-Aššur II) was king (Išši’ak Aššur, "Steward of Assur") during the Old Assyrian period c. 1880 to 1873 BC. Puzur-Ashur...
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achievements. His son, Ashurnasirpal II, succeeded him. Chen, Fei (2020). Study on the Synchronistic King List from Ashur. Brill. p. 89. ISBN 9789004430921...
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Aššur-rabi II, inscribed maš-šur-RA-bi, "(the god) Aššur is great," was king of Assyria 1012–972 BC. Despite his lengthy reign (41 years), one of the longest...
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Sennacherib (redirect from Ashur-ili-muballissu)
capture Ashur-nadin-shumi and take him back to Elam. Ashur-nadin-shumi was then never heard from again, probably having been executed. In Ashur-nadin-shumi's...
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Kingdom of Israel Snake Spine, Ajaw of Palenque, semi legendary (967 BC-?) Ashur-Dan II, king of Assyria, is born (approximate date). Jereboam, king of Israel...
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King of the ancient Kingdom of Judah. 911 BC – Adad-nirari II succeeds his father Ashur-Dan II as king of Assyria. 911 BC – Abijah, king of Judah, dies...
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Ashurbanipal (redirect from Ashur-bani-pal)
(54/44 years) and the Middle Assyrian kings Ashur-dan I (46 years), Tiglath-Pileser I (39 years) and Ashur-rabi II (41 years). Nabu-usabsi was the uncle of...
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The 930s BC is a decade which lasted from 939 BC to 930 BC. 934 BC—Ashur-dan II succeeds his father as King of Assyria. 934 BC—Zhou yi wang becomes king...
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Aššur-etil-ilāni (redirect from Ashur-Etil-Ilani)
also spelled Ashur-etel-ilani and Ashuretillilani (Neo-Assyrian Akkadian: 𒀸𒋩𒉪𒅅𒀭𒈨𒌍, romanized: Aššur-etil-ilāni, meaning "Ashur is the lord of...
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the Synchronistic King List from Ashur. Leiden: BRILL. ISBN 978-9004430914. A. Fuchs, K. Radner (1998). "Aššur-nērārī II". In K. Radner (ed.). The Prosopography...
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Assyria (redirect from Land of Ashur)
reinvigorated Assyrian army to reconquer large parts of the empire. Under Ashur-dan II (r. 934–912 BC), who campaigned in the northeast and northwest, Assyrian...
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Synchronistic History, ii 1–13. Chen, Fei (2020). "Appendix I: A List of Assyrian Kings". Study on the Synchronistic King List from Ashur. Leiden: BRILL. ISBN 978-9004430914...
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possible, with the intent to be handed down to his successor. The son of Ashur-resh-ishi I, he ascended to the throne in 1115 BC, and became one of the...
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