Ashur-bel-kala
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Ashur-bel-kala was King of Assyria
from 1074 to 1056 BC. He was the son of Tiglath-Pileser I
and succeeded after the brief reign of his brother, Asharid-apal-Ekur
. After a 18 years reign, he prematurely died and was buried in the city of Ashur
.
He was succeeded by his son, Eriba-Adad II
.
Assyria
Assyria was a Semitic Akkadian kingdom, extant as a nation state from the mid–23rd century BC to 608 BC centred on the Upper Tigris river, in northern Mesopotamia , that came to rule regional empires a number of times through history. It was named for its original capital, the ancient city of Assur...
from 1074 to 1056 BC. He was the son of Tiglath-Pileser I
Tiglath-Pileser I
Tiglath-Pileser I was a king of Assyria during the Middle Assyrian period . According to Georges Roux, Tiglath-Pileser was "one of the two or three great Assyrian monarchs since the days of Shamshi-Adad I"...
and succeeded after the brief reign of his brother, Asharid-apal-Ekur
Asharid-apal-Ekur
Asharid-apal-Ekur was King of Assyria from 1076 to 1074 BC. He succeeded his father, Tiglath-Pileser I, and was succeeded by a brother, Ashur-bel-kala.-References:...
. After a 18 years reign, he prematurely died and was buried in the city of Ashur
Ashur
Ashur |Shin]]) in the Masoretic text, which doubles the 'ש'), was the second son of Shem, the son of Noah. Ashur's brothers were Elam, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram....
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He was succeeded by his son, Eriba-Adad II
Eriba-Adad II
Eriba-Adad II was King of Assyria from 1055 BC to 1054 BC. He succeeded his father, Assur-bel-kala, but reigned for only two years before the throne was usurped by his uncle, Samshi-Adad IV, who later ruled for four years. Beyond this, little is known of his reign.-References:...
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