Kings of Assyria

This pages lists the Kings of Assyria from earliest times. It is a revised chronology that has been based on three less known solar eclipse records in King Esarhaddon's reign, providing good absolute dates for the years between 911 BCE and 649 BCE.

Table of contents

1 Old Assyrian Period 2 Middle Assyrian Period 3 Neo-Assyrian Period

Old Assyrian Period

• Ushpia fl. ca. 2020 BCE
• Kikkia
• Akiya
• Puzur-Ashur I fl. ca.1975 BCE
• Shallim-ahhe
• Ilushuma
• Erishum I 1939-1900 BCE
• Ikunum
• Sargon I
• Puzur-Ashur II
• Naram-Sin
• Erishum II
• Shamshi-Adad I 1813-1781 BCE
• Ishme-Dagan 1780-1741
• Mut-ashkur
• Rimush
• Asinum
• Puzur-Sin
• [six kings]
• Adari fl. c. 1700 BCE
• Belu-bani 1700-1691 BCE
• Libaia 1690-1674 BCE
• Sharma-Adad I 1673-1662 BCE
• Iptar-Sin 1661-1650 BCE
• Bazaira 1649-1622 BCE
• Lullaia 1621-1618 BCE
• Kidin-Ninua 1615-1602 BCE
• Sharma-Adad II 1601 BCE
• Erishum III 1598-1586 BCE
• Shamshi-Adad II 1585-1580 BCE
• Erishum III
• Shamshi-Adad II
• Ishme-Dagan II
• Shamshi-Adad III
• Ashur-nirari I 1547-1522 BCE
• Puzur-Ashur III 1521-1598 BCE
• Enlil-nasir I
• Nur-ili
• Ashur-rabi I
• Ashur-nadin-ahhe I
• Enlil-nasir II
• Ashur-nirari II
• Ashur-bel-nisheshu
• Ashur-nadin-ahhe II d.1393 BCE

Middle Assyrian Period

• Eriba-Adad I 1392-1366 BCE
• Ashur-uballit I 1365-1330 BCE
• Enlil-nirari 1330-1319 BCE
• Arik-den-ili 1319-1308 BCE
• Adad-nirari I 1307-1275 BCE
• Shalmaneser I 1274-1245 BCE
• Tukulti-Ninurta I 1244-1208 BCE
• Ashur-nadin-apli
• Ashur-nirari III
• Enlil-kudurri-usur
• Ninurta-apal-Ekur 1192-1180 BCE
• Ashur-dan I 1179-1134 BCE
• Ashur-resh-ishi I 1133-1116 BCE
• Tiglath-Pileser I 1115-1077 BCE
• Asharid-apal-Ekur 1077-1074 BCE
• Ashur-bel-kala 1074-1057 BCE
• Shamshi-Adad IV 1057-1050 BCE
• Ashurnasirpal I 1050-1032 BCE
• Shalmaneser II 1031-1020 BCE
• Ashur-nirari IV 1020-1016 BCE
• Ashur-rabi II 1016-973 BCE
• Ashur-resh-ishi II 973-967 BCE
• Tiglath-Pileser II 967-935 BCE
• Ashur-dan II 934-912 BCE

Neo-Assyrian Period

• Adad-nirari II (911 - 891 BCE)
• Tukulti-Ninurta II (891 - 883 BCE)
• Ashurnasirpal II (883 - 859 BCE)
• Shalmaneser III (858 - 824 BCE)
• Shamshi-Adad V (823 - 811 BCE)
• Adad-nirari III (810 - 783 BCE)
  • Semiramis, regent, (810 - 805 BCE)
• Shalmaneser IV (783 - 772 BCE)
• Ashur-Dan III (772 - 755 BCE)
• Ashur-nirari V (754 - 745 BCE)
• Tiglath-Pileser III (744 - 727 BCE)
• Shalmaneser V (727 - 722 BCE)
• Sargon II (722 - 705 BCE)
• Sennacherib (705 - 681 BCE)
• Esarhaddon (681 - 669 BCE)
• Ashurbanipal (669 - c.627 BCE)
• Ashur-etil-ilani (627 - c.623 BCE)
• Sin-shar-ishkun (623 - c.612 BCE)

''in 612 BCE, Nineveh, the Assyrian capital, fell to the Medes and Babylonians, an Assyrian general continued to rule for a few years from Harran as

• Ashur-uballit II (c.612 - c.609 BCE)

See also: Chronology of Babylonia and Assyria