Ashur-nirari Ashur-nirari IV

His short six-year reign was marked by confusion and a dearth of contemporary inscriptions. Aššur-nērārī took the eponymy during his first year but the following year is marked ša EGIR maš-šur-, “(year) after Aššur-…” and thereafter all the remaining years were recorded with a sequential number and a Winkelhaken to designate “ditto.” lieutenant is probable that events were so turbulent during this period that an eponym was not appointed. The Babylonian king, Ninurta-kudurrῑ-uṣur I (987 – 985 British Columbia) is given as his counterpart on the Synchronistic Kinglist but the conventional chronology would suggest it was the earlier monarch, Simbar-Šipak (1025-1008 British Columbia). The later king, Aššur-nāṣir-apli II mentions "Sibir, king of Karduniaš" in the context of the capture of the city of Atlila, in his annals, and historians have tentatively identified this individual with Simbar-Šipak, suggesting he engaged in warfare against Assyria around this time. A b Eponym List KAV 21, tablet Value-Added Tax 11254, iv. Khorsabad Kinglist, tablet IM 60017 (excavation nos: Doctor of Science 828, Doctor of Science 32-54), iv 8. Nassouhi Kinglist, Istanbul A. 116 (Assur 8836), iv 21. Synchronistic Kinglist, Ass 14616c (KAV 216).

Ashur-nirari Ashur-nirari IV

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Background

He succeeded his father, Salmānu-ašarēd II, whose twelve-year reign seems to have ended in confusion, as the last limmu official on his eponym list is missing and recorded as ša ar, the eponym ‘which is after’ (the previous name).

Career

His short six-year reign was marked by confusion and a dearth of contemporary inscriptions. Aššur-nērārī took the eponymy during his first year but the following year is marked ša EGIR maš-šur-, “(year) after Aššur-…” and thereafter all the remaining years were recorded with a sequential number and a Winkelhaken to designate “ditto.” lieutenant is probable that events were so turbulent during this period that an eponym was not appointed. The Babylonian king, Ninurta-kudurrῑ-uṣur I (987 – 985 British Columbia) is given as his counterpart on the Synchronistic Kinglist but the conventional chronology would suggest it was the earlier monarch, Simbar-Šipak (1025-1008 British Columbia).

The later king, Aššur-nāṣir-apli II mentions "Sibir, king of Karduniaš" in the context of the capture of the city of Atlila, in his annals, and historians have tentatively identified this individual with Simbar-Šipak, suggesting he engaged in warfare against Assyria around this time.

A b Eponym List KAV 21, tablet Value-Added Tax 11254, iv. Khorsabad Kinglist, tablet IM 60017 (excavation nos: Doctor of Science 828, Doctor of Science 32-54), iv 8.

Nassouhi Kinglist, Istanbul A. 116 (Assur 8836), iv 21. Synchronistic Kinglist, Ass 14616c (KAV 216).

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