Sharma-Adad I
| Sharma-Adad I | |
|---|---|
| King of Assyria | |
| Reign | c. 1674 – c. 1662 BC |
| Predecessor | Libaya |
| Successor | Iptar-Sin |
| Died | c. 1662 BC |
Sharma-Adad I inscribed mŠarma-Adad, (died c. 1662 BC) was the ruler of Assyria c. 1673 – 1662 BC (short chronology) or 1653 – 1642 BC (ultra-short).[1]
Succession
The Assyrian King List provides a sequence of five kings with short reigns purported to be father-son successions, leading Landsberger to suggest that Libaya, Sharma-Adad I, and Iptar-Sin may have been brothers of Belu-bani rather than his descendants. The list reports Iptar-Sin as the son of Sharma-Adad I. He is omitted from the list on another fragment.[2]
References
- ↑ Chen 2020, p. 198; Bertman 2003, p. 104.
- ↑ J. A. Brinkman (1999). Dietz Otto Edzard (ed.). Reallexikon Der Assyriologie Und Vorderasiatischen Archäologie: Ia – Kizzuwatna. Vol. 5. Walter De Gruyter. pp. 23–24.
Sources
- Bertman, Stephen (2003). Handbook to Life in Ancient Mesopotamia. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-518364-1.
- Chen, Fei (2020). Study on the Synchronistic King List from Ashur. Leiden: BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-43091-4.