Aššur-etil-ilāni
| Aššur-etil-ilāni | |
|---|---|
| |
| King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire | |
| Reign | 631–627 BC[1] |
| Predecessor | Ashurbanipal |
| Successor | Sîn-šar-iškun |
| Died | 627 BC[2] |
| Spouse | Ana-Tašmētum-taklāk (?) |
| Akkadian | Aššur-etil-ilāni |
| Dynasty | Sargonid dynasty |
| Father | Ashurbanipal |
| Mother | Libbāli-šarrat |
Aššur-etil-ilāni, also spelled Ashur-etel-ilani[3] and Ashuretillilani[4] (Neo-Assyrian Akkadian: 𒀸𒋩𒉪𒅅𒀭𒈨𒌍, romanized: Aššur-etil-ilāni,[5][6] meaning "Ashur is the lord of the Tree"),[7] was the king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from 631 BC to 627 BC.[n 1] Aššur-etil-ilāni is an obscure figure with a brief reign from which few inscriptions survive. Because of this lack of sources, very little concrete information about the king and his reign can be deduced.
It is possible that Aššur-etil-ilāni was a weak ruler as there are no records of the king ever undertaking a military campaign or going on a hunt, activities previous Assyrian kings would famously do very often; this, in turn, may have helped to entice some of Assyria's vassals, such as the Kingdom of Judah, to break free from Assyrian control and begin to act independently. Aššur-etil-ilāni was succeeded by his brother Sîn-šar-iškun under uncertain, though not necessarily violent, circumstances.
- ^ Na’aman 1991, p. 243.
- ^ Lipschits 2005, p. 13.
- ^ a b Leick 2002, p. 28.
- ^ Reade 1970, p. 1.
- ^ Bertin 1891, p. 50.
- ^ Na’aman 1991, p. 248.
- ^ Tallqvist 1914, p. 39.
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