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.

Isme-Dagon 1850 B.C.

Samsi-Rimmon I., his son 1820 B.C.

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Igur-kapkapu (?)

Samsi-Rimmon II., his son (?)

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Khallu (?)

Irisum, his son (?)

KINGS OF ASSYRIA.

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 B.C.
Buzur-Assur 1440 B.C.
Assur-nadin-akhe II. 1420 B.C.
Assur-yuballidh, his son cir 1400 B.C.
Bel-nirari, his son 1380 B.C.
Pudilu (Pedael), his son 1360 B.C.
Rimmon-nirari I., his son 1340 B.C.
Shalmaneser I., his son (the builder of Calah) 1320 B.C.
Tiglath-Bir I., his son 1300 B.C.
Conquers Babylon and reigns there 7 years 1290 B.C.
Assur-nazir-pal I., his son, 6 years 1280 B.C.
Tiglath-Asaur-Bel 1275 B.C.
Assur-narara 1260 B.C.
Nebo-dan, his son 1250 B.C.
Bel-kudurri-uzur 1225 B.C.
Bir-pileser 1215 B.C.
Assur-dan I., his son¹⁶ 1185 B.C.
Mutaggil-Nebo, his son 1160 B.C.
Assur-ris-isi, his son¹⁷ 1140 B.C.
Tiglath-pileser I., his son 1120 B.C.
Assur-bil-kala, his son 1090 B.C.
Samsi-Rimmon I., his brother 1070 B.C.
Assur-nazir-pal II., his son 1050 B.C.
Assur-irbi (?)
Tiglath-pileser II 950 B.C.
Assur-dan II., his son 930 B.C.
Rimmon-nirari II., his son 911 B.C.
Tiglath-Bir II., his son 889 B.C.
Assur-nazir-pal III. his son 883 B.C.
Shalmaneser II., his son 858 B.C.
Assur-dain-pal (Sardana-pallos), rebel king 825 B.C.
Samsi-Rimmon II., his brother 823 B.C.
Rimmon-nirari II., his son 810 B.C.
Shalmaneser III. 781 B.C.
Assur-dân III. 771 B.C.
Assur-nirari 753 B.C.
Pulu (Pul), usurper, takes the name of Tiglath-pileser III. 745 B.C.
Conquers Babylon 729 B.C.
Ululâ, usurper, takes the name of Shalmaneser IV. 727 B.C.
Sargon, usurper 722 B.C.
Sennacherib (Sin-akhe-erba), his son 705 B.C.
Esar-haddon (Assur-akh-iddin), his son 681 B.C.
Assur-bani-pal, his son 668 B.C.
Assur-etil-ilani-yukinni, his son (?)
Sin-sarra-iskun (Sarakos) (?)
Destruction of Nineveh 606 B.C.

16) A contemporary of the Babylonian king Zamama-sum-iddin. If this is the last king but one of the Kassite dynasty, and not rather one of the unknown kings of the dynasty of Isin, the date of Assurdan I. will have to be pushed about 40 years further back.

17) A contemporary of the Babylonian king Nebuchadrezzar I.