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ASSYRIAN CHRONOLOGY
Sargon asserts that he was preceded by 330 Assyrian kings, among the earlier of them being Adasi and his son Bel-bani.
HIGH-PRIESTS OF ASSUR.
B.C.
Isme-Dagon 1850
Samsi-Rimmon I., his son 1820
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Igur-kapkapu (?)
Samsi-Rimmon II., his son (?)
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Khallu (?)
Irisum, his son (?)
KINGS OF ASSYRIA.
B.C.
Bel-kapkapu, "the founder
of the monarchy."
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Assur-suma-esir (?)
Bir-tuklat-Assur, his son,
(contemporary of the
Babylonian king Kharbe-sipak).
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Erba-Rimmon (?)
Assur-nadin-akhe I., his son (?)
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Assur-bil-nisi-su cir. 1450
Buzur-Assur 1440
Assur-nadin-akhe II. 1420
Assur-yuballidh, his son cir 1400
Bel-nirari, his son 1380
Pudilu (Pedael), his son 1360
Rimmon-nirari I., his son 1340
Shalmaneser I., his son (the builder of Calah) 1320
Tiglath-Bir I., his son 1300
Conquers Babylon and reigns there 7 years 1290
Assur-nazir-pal I., his son, 6 years 1280
Tiglath-Asaur-Bel 1275
Assur-narara 1260
Nebo-dan, his son 1250
Bel-kudurri-uzur 1225
Bir-pileser 1215
Assur-dan I., his son16 1185
Mutaggil-Nebo, his son 1160
Assur-ris-isi, his son17 1140
Tiglath-pileser I., his son 1120
Assur-bil-kala, his son 1090
Samsi-Rimmon I., his brother 1070
Assur-nazir-pal II., his son 1050
Assur-irbi (?)
Tiglath-pileser II 950
Assur-dan II., his son 930
Rimmon-nirari II., his son 911
Tiglath-Bir II., his son 889
Assur-nazir-pal III. his son 883
Shalmaneser II., his son 858
Assur-dain-pal (Sardana-pallos), rebel king 825
Samsi-Rimmon II., his brother 823
Rimmon-nirari II., his son 810
Shalmaneser III. 781
Assur-dân III. 771
Assur-nirari 753
Pulu (Pul), usurper, takes
the name of Tiglath-pileser III. 745
Conquers Babylon 729
Ululâ, usurper, takes the name of Shalmaneser IV. 727
Sargon, usurper 722
Sennacherib (Sin-akhe-erba), his son 705
Esar-haddon (Assur-akh-iddin), his son 681
Assur-bani-pal, his son 668
Assur-etil-ilani-yukinni, his son (?)
Sin-sarra-iskun (Sarakos) (?)
Destruction of Nineveh 606