The Assyrian King List

There are three fairly preserved copies of the "Assyrian King List". This presentation tries to give as much information as possible on the actual contents of each exemplar, in order to facilitate reference. The original subdivisions (horizontal lines) have been preserved.

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No. Assur
List		 Khors.
List		 SDAS
List		 Translation
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17		 (broken) i 1
2
"
3
"
4
"
5
"
6
"
7
"
8
"
9
"		 i 1
"
2
"
3
"
4
"
"
5
"
6
"
7
"
8
"		 Tudiya,
Adamu,
Yangi,
Suhlamu,
Harharu,
Mandaru,
Imsu,
HAR-su,
Didanu,
Hana,
Zuabu,
Nuabu,
Abazu,
Belu,
Azarah,
Ushpia,
Apiashal,
  i 11? 10 9 Total of 17 kings who dwelled in tents.
26
25
24
23
22
21
20
19
18
17		 12?
13?
14?
15?
(16?)
17?
18?
19?
(broken)		 11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20		 10
11
12
13
14
15?
16
17
18
19		 Aminu son of Ila-kabkaba,
Ila-kabkaba son of Yazkur-el,
Yazkur-el son of Yakmeni,
Yakmeni son of Yakmesi,
Yakmesi son of Ilu-Mer,
Ilu-Mer son of Hayani,
Hayani son of Samani,
Samani son of Hale,
Hale son of Apiashal,
Apiashal son of Ushpia.
  (broken) 21 20 Total of 10 kings who were forefathers.
27
28
29
30
31
32		 (broken) 22
23
"
24
"
25
"
26		 21
22
"
23
"
24
"
25		 Sulili son of Amini,
[K]ikkia,
Akia,
[Puz]ur-Assur (I),
Shallim-ahum,
[Ilush]uma,
Total of 6 kings
[who occur? on?] bricks, whose eponyms are destroyed?
33 (broken) 27
28		 26
27		 [Er]ishum (I) son of Ilushuma,
(according to) his [eponyms] 40 years he ruled.
34 (29?)
(30?)		 29
30		 28?
29		 [Ikun]um son of Erishum (I)
[x years] he ruled.
35 (om.?)
(om.?)		 31?
32		 30?
31?		 [Sharru-kin (I)] son of Ikunum
[x year]s he ruled.
36 (31?)
(32?)		 33
34		 32?
33?		 [Puzur]-Assur (II) son of Sharru-kin (I)
[x] years he ruled.
37 (33?)
34?		 35
36		 (broken) [Na]ram-Sin son of Puzur-Assur (II)
[4?] years he ruled.
38 35?
36?		 37
38		 (broken) Erishum (II) son of Naram-Sin
[x] years he ruled.
39 37
38
39
40
41
?
(42?)

(rest
broken)
 39
40
41
"
42
(43)
43
(44)
44
(45)
45
46
(47)
47
ii 1
"		 (broken)






ii 1
2
"
3
"
4
5
"
6		 [Sham]shi-Adad (I) son of Ila-kabkabu
[at the t]ime of Naram-Sin
[to Kardunia]sh he went.
In the eponymy of Ibni-Adad
[Shamshi]-Adad (I) from Karduniash
[he came up,]
Ekallate he seized
(and) 3 years in Ekallate
he resided.
In the eponymy of Atamar-Ishtar
Shamshi-Adad (I)
from Ekallate he came up,
Erishum (II) son of Naram-Sin
he deposed from the throne,
the throne he seized
(and) 33 years he ruled.
40 (broken) 2
3		 7
"		 Ishme-Dagan (I) son of Shamshi-Adad (I)
40 years he ruled.
41 (broken) 4
5		 8
"		 Assur-dugul son of a nobody,
not suitable to the throne, 6 years he ruled.

42
43
44
45
46
47		 (broken) 6
7
"
8
"
9
"
10
11		 9
10
"
"
"
11
"
"
12		 Also the time of Assur-dugul son of a nobody
Assur-apla-idi,
Nasir-Sin,
Sin-namir,
Ibqi-Ishtar,
Adad-salulu,
Adasi,
6 kings son(s) of a nobody
(according to) their tablets, they ruled.
48 ? 12
13		 13
"		 Bel-bani son of Adasi
10 years he ruled.
49 ? 14
15		 14
15		 Libaya son of Bel-bani
17 years he ruled.
50 ? 16
17		 16?
16		 Sharma-Adad (I) son of Libaya
12 years he ruled.
51 ? 18
19		 (17?)
17?		 Ip?-tar-Sin son of Sharma-Adad (I)
12 years he ruled.
52 ii 15?
16?		 20
21		 18
(18)		 Bazaya son of Bel-bani
28 years he ruled.
53 17
18		 22
23		 19
"		 Lullaya son of a nobody
6 years he ruled.
54 19?
20?		 24
25		 20
"		 Shu-Ninua son of Bazaya
14 years he ruled.
55 21?
(22)		 26
27		 21
"		 Sharma-Adad (II) son of Shu-Ninua
3 years he ruled.
56 23?
24?		 28
29		 22
"		 Erishum (III) son of Shu-Ninua
13 years he ruled.
57 25
26		 30
31		 23
"		 Shamshi-Adad (II) son of Erishum (III)
6 years he ruled.
58 27
28		 32
33		 24
25		 Ishme-Dagan (II) son of Shamshi-Adad (II)
16 years he ruled.
59 29
30
"
31		 34
"
35
"		 26
"
27
"		 Shamshi-Adad (III) son of Ishme-Dagan
brother of Sharma-Adad (II)
son of Kidin-Ninua,
16 years he ruled.
60 32
33		 36
37		 28
"		 Assur-nerari (I) son of Ishme-Dagan (II)
26 years he ruled.
61 34
35		 38
(38)		 29
"		 Puzur-Assur (III) son of Assur-nerari (I)
14 (var. 24) years he ruled.
62 36
37		 39
40		 30
(30)		 Enlil-nasir (I) son of Puzur-Assur (III)
13 years he ruled.
63 38
39		 41
42		 31
(31)		 Nur-ili son of Enlil-nasir (I)
12 years he rul[ed].
64 40
41		 43
44		 32
(32)		 Assur-shaduni son of Nur-ili
1 month (of days) he rul[ed].
65 42
(43)
43
(broken)		 45
(45)
46
(46)		 33
(33)
34
(34)		 Assur-rabi (I) son of Enlil-nasir (I)
[Assur-shaduni from the throne]
he deposed, the throne he seized,
[(and) x years he ruled].
66 (broken) 47 35? Assur-nadin-ahhe (I) son of Assur-rabi (I) [x years he ruled].
67 (broken) iii 1
2		 (broken) Enlil-nasir (II), his brother, from the throne he de[posed
him (=Assur-nadin-ahhe)] (and) 6 years he rul[ed].
68 (broken) 3
4		 (broken) Assur-nerari (II) son of Enlil-nasir (I)
7 years he ruled.
69 iii 9?
10		 5
6		 (broken) Assur-bel-nisheshu son of Assur-nerari (II)
9 years he ruled.
70 11
12		 7
8		 iii 1
2		 Assur-rem-nisheshu son of Assur-bel-nisheshu
8 years he ruled.
71 13
14		 9
10		 3
(3)		 Assur-nadin-ahhe (II) son of Assur-rem-nisheshu
10 yea[rs he rul]ed.
72 15
16		 11
12		 4
(4)		 Eriba-Adad (I) son of Assur-bel-nisheshu
27 years he ruled.
73 17
18		 13
14		 5
"		 Assur-uballit (I) son of Eriba-Adad (I)
36 years he ruled.
74 19
20		 15
"		 6
"		 Enlil-nerari son of Assur-uballit (I)
10 years he ruled.
75 (21?)
22		 16
"		 7
"		 Arik-den-ili son of Enlil-nerari
12 years he ruled.
76 23
24		 17
18		 8
(8)		 Adad-nerari (I) brother (var. son) of Arik-den-ili
32 years he ruled.
77 25
26		 19
"		 9
"		 Shalmanu-asharid (I) son of Adad-nerari (I)
30 years he ruled.
78 27
28		 20
"		 10
"		 Tukulti-Ninurta (I) son of Shulmanu-asharid (I)
37 years he ruled.
79 29
30
31		 21
"
22		 11
"
12		 While Tukulti-Ninurta (I) was alive?,
Assur-nadin-apli, his son,
the throne he seized (and) 3 (var. 4) years he ruled.
80 32
33		 23
24		 13
"		 Assur-nerari (III) son of Assur-nasir-apli
6 years he ruled.
81 34
35		 25
26		 14
"		 Enlil-kudur-usur son of Tukulti-Ninurta (I)
5 years he ruled.
82 36
37
38
39
40
"		 27
28
"
29
"
30		 15
"
16
"
17
"		 Ninurta-apil-Ekur son of Ilu-ihadda
descendant of Eriba-Adad (I),
to Karduniash he went,
from Karduniash he went up,
the throne he seized,
(and) 3 (var. 13) years he ruled.
83 41
42		 31
"		 18
"		 Assur-dan (I) son of Ninurta-apil-Ekur
46 (var. 36?) years he ruled.
84 43
44		 32
33		 19
"		 Ninurta-tukulti-Assur son of Assur-dan (I)
(according to) his tablets, he ruled.
85 45
46?
(iv 1)
2
(3)		 34
"
35
36
"		 20
"
21
22
(22)		 Mutakkil-Nusku, his brother,
with him he fought,
to Karduniash he deported him;
(according to) his tablets 1 year Mutakkil-Nusku
the throne he held, then he died.
86 4
5		 37
38		 23
24		 Assur-resh-ishi (I) son of Mutakkil-Nusku
18 years he ruled.
87 6
7		 39
40		 25
26		 Tukulti-apil-Esharra (I) son of Assur-resh-ishi (I)
39 years he ruled.
88 8
9		 41
42		 27
28		 Asharid-apil-Ekur son of Tukulti-apil-Esharra (I)
2 years he ruled.
89 10
11		 43
44		 29
30		 Assur-bel-kala son of Tukulti-apil-Esharra (I)
18 years he ruled.
90 12
13		 45
"		 31
32		 Eriba-Adad (II) son of Assur-bel-kala
2 years he ruled.
91 14
15
16
"
17
"
18		 (iv 1)
2
"
(3)
3
4
"		 33
34
"
35
"
36
"		 Shamshi-Adad (IV) son of Tukulti-apil-Esharra (I)
from Karduniash he came up,
Eriba-Adad (II)
son of Assur-bel-kala
from the throne he deposed,
the throne he seized,
(and) 4 years he ruled.
92 19
(20)		 5?
5		 (broken) Assur-[nasir-apli (I) son of] Shamshi-Adad (IV)
19 years he ruled.
93 (om.)
(om.)		 6
7		 (broken) Shulmanu-asharid (II) son of Assur-nasir-apli (I)
12? years he ruled.
94 21
22		 8
"		 iv 3?
4?		 Assur-nerari (IV) son of Shulmanu-asharid (II)
6 years he ruled.
95 23
24		 9
"		 5?
6?		 Assur-rabi (II) son of Assur-nasir-apli (I)
41 years he ruled.
96 25
26		 10
11		 (7?)
7		 Assur-resh-ishi (II) son of Assur-rabi (II)
5 years he ruled.
97 27
28		 12
13		 8
9		 Tukulti-apil-Esharra (II) son of Assur-resh-ishi (II)
32 years he ruled.
98 -
-		 14
15		 10
11		 Assur-dan (II) son of Tukulti-apil-Esharra (II)
23 years he ruled.
99 -
-		 16
17		 12
"		 Adad-nerari (II) son of Assur-dan (II)
21 years he ruled.
100 -
-		 18 13 Tukulti-Ninurta (II) son of Adad-nerari (II) 7 years he ruled.
101 -
-		 19
20		 14
15		 Assur-nasir-apli (II) son of Tukulti-Ninurta (II)
25 years he ruled.
102 -
-		 21
22		 16
"		 Shulmanu-asharid (III) son of Assur-nasir-apli (II)
35 years he ruled.
103 -
-		 23
24		 17
18		 Shamshi-Adad (V) son of Shulmanu-asharid (III)
13 years he ruled.
104 -
-		 25
26		 19?
19		 Adad-nerari (III) son of Shamshi-Adad (V)
28 years he ruled.
105 -
-		 27
28		 20?
20		 Shulmanu-asharid (IV) son of Adad-nerari (III)
10 years he ruled.
106 -
-		 29
30		 21
22		 Assur-dan (III) brother of Shulmanu-asharid (IV)
18 years he ruled.
107 -
-		 31
32		 23?
23		 Assur-nerari (V) son of Adad-nerari (III)
10 years he ruled.
108 -
-		 -
-		 24
25		 Tukulti-apil-Esharra (III) son of Assur-nerari (V)
18 years he ruled.
109 -
-		 -
-		 26
27		 Shulmanu-asharid (V) son of Tukulti-apil-Esharra (III)
5 years he ruled.

Subscription in the Khors. text, iv 33-39
Copy of Assur. Hand of Kandalanu, the scribe of the temple which is in Arbela. Month of Lulubu, 20th day, eponymy of Adad-bel-ukin, the governor of Assur. In his second eponymy.

Subscription in the SDAS text, iv 28-30
According to the original written (and) collated. Tablet of Bel-shum-iddin, the MASH.MASH-priest of Assur. [Who] removes (the tablet), may Adad remove him.

No subscription is preserved in the Assur text. At the end of col. iv there is a blank space roughly equivalent to 8 lines, followed by a break which may have included a subscription of no more than 3 or 4 lines.

Written by Marco De Odorico in 1997 (revised 2001)
First published on the web Dec. 8, 2001
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