List of Assyrian kings
Dynasty of Shamshi-Adad (1749–1706 BC)
Also referred to as the period of Amorite domination over Assyria.

List of Assyrian kings

Section Title: Dynasty of Shamshi-Adad (1749–1706 BC)
Table Section Text: Also referred to as the period of Amorite domination over Assyria.

#	Image	King	Reign	Succession	Notes	Ref

39	Shamshi-Adad I Šam-ši-Adad	c. 1749 BC — c.1716 BC (33 years)	Usurper, possibly related to earlier kings such as Sulili	Originally the king of Terqa, Shamshi-Adad became king of Assyria after deposing Erishum II. As king, Shamshi-Adad conquered significant territories and was the first Assyrian king to adopt the title of "king of the Universe".

40	Ishme-Dagan I Išme-Dagān "(the god) Dagan has heard"	c. 1716 BC — c.1705 BC (11 years)	Son of Shamshi-Adad I	Accorded with a reign of forty years by the king list, archaeological findings and limmu inscriptions instead suggest a reign of only eleven years.

41	Mut-Ashkur	c. 1705 BC — c.1695 BC (10 years)	Son of Ishme-Dagan I	Married to the daughter of the Hurrian king Zaziya.

42	-	Rimush Ri-mu-uš "his beloved"	Unknown, inscriptions fragmentary, 17th century BC	Descendant of Shamshi-Adad I, exact relationship unknown	Probably named after the Akkadian king Rimush.

43	Asinum	Unknown, inscriptions fragmentary, 17th century BC	Grandson of Shamshi-Adad I	Deposed and driven out by the vice-regent Puzur-Sin on account of his Amorite ancestry, replaced with Ashur-dugul as king.

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The Assyrian King List (AKL) credits Ishme-Dagan I with a reign of forty years, however from limmu inscriptions it is known that his reign lasted eleven years.

final_sentence: The Assyrian King List (AKL) credits Ishme-Dagan I with a reign of forty years, however from limmu inscriptions it is known that his reign lasted eleven years.