List of Assyrian kings
Adaside dynasty (1700–1380 BC)

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Bel-bani Bēlu-bāni "the Lord is the creator"
c. 1700 BC — c.1692 BC (8 years)
Son of Adasi
Founder of the Adaside dynasty, which would endure for centuries. As its founder and their ancestors, Bel-bani attained a semi-mythical status for later kings.
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Libaya
c. 1692 BC — c.1674 BC (17 years)
Son or brother of Bel-bani
Assyria appears to have been a relatively peaceful, secure and stable nation during Libaya's reign.
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Sharma-Adad I
c. 1674 BC — c.1662 BC (12 years)
Son of Libaya or brother of Bel-bani
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Iptar-Sin Ib-Tar-Sîn
c. 1662 BC — c.1650 BC (12 years)
Son of Sharma-Adad I or brother of Bel-bani
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Bazaya Bāzāiu
c. 1649 BC — c.1622 BC (28 years)
Son or great-uncle of Iptar-Sin
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Lullaya Lulāiu
c. 1621 BC — c.1616 BC (6 years)
Usurper, unrelated to the Adaside dynasty
Reigned during a quiet and uneventful period of Assyrian history.
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Shu-Ninua Šu-Ninua "he of Ishtar"
c. 1615 BC — c.1602 BC (14 years)
Son of Bazaya
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Sharma-Adad II
c. 1601 BC — c.1599 BC (3 years)
Son of Shu-Ninua
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Erishum III e-ri-šu
c. 1599 BC — c.1585 BC (13 years)
Son of Sharma-Adad II
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Shamshi-Adad II Šam-ši-Adad
c. 1585 BC — c.1580 BC (6 years)
Son of Erishum III
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Ishme-Dagan II Išme-Dagān "(the god) Dagan has heard"
c. 1579 BC — c.1562 BC (16 years)
Son of Shamshi-Adad II
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Shamshi-Adad III Šam-ši-Adad
c. 1561 BC — c.1545 BC (16 years)
Nephew of Sharma-Adad II
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Ashur-nirari I Aššur-nārāri "Aššur is my help"
c. 1544 BC — c.1518 BC (26 years)
Son of Ishme-Dagan II
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Puzur-Ashur III Puzur-Aššur "servant of Ashur"
c. 1517 BC — c.1493 BC (24 years)
Son of Ashur-nirari I
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Enlil-nasir I
c. 1492 BC — c.1479 BC (13 years)
Son of Puzur-Ashur III
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Nur-ili
c. 1479 BC — c.1467 BC (12 years)
Son of Enlil-nasir I
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Ashur-shaduni Aššur-šaddûni "(the god) Aššur (is) our mountain"
c.1467 BC (1 month)
Son of Nur-ili
Deposed by Ashur-rabi I, his successor to the throne.
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Ashur-rabi I Aššur-rabi "(the god) Aššur is great"
Unknown, inscriptions fragmentary, 15th century BC
Usurper, son of Enlil-nasir I, uncle of Ashur-shaduni
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Ashur-nadin-ahhe I Aššur-nādin-ahhē "(the god) Aššur has given a brother"
Unknown, inscriptions fragmentary, 15th century BC
Son of Ashur-rabi I
During the reign of Ashur-nadin-ahhe I, Assyria became a sporadic vassal of Mitanni. He was eventually overthrown by his brother Enlil-nasir II.
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Enlil-nasir II
c. 1420 BC — c.1415 BC (5 years)
Usurper, brother of Ashur-nadin-ahhe I, son of Ashur-rabi I
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Ashur-nirari II Aššur-nārāri "Aššur is my help"
c. 1414 BC — c.1408 BC (6 years)
Brother of Enlil-nasir II, son of Ashur-rabi I
Erroneously stated by the Assyrian King List to be the son of Enlil-nasir II, his own inscriptions put him as a son of Ashur-rabi I.
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Ashur-bel-nisheshu Aššūr-bēl-nīšēšu "(the god) Aššur (is) lord of his people"
c. 1407 BC — c.1399 BC (8 years)
Son of Ashur-nirari II
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Ashur-rim-nisheshu Aššūr-rā’im-nīšēšu "(the god) Aššur loves his people"
c. 1398 BC — c.1391 BC (7 years)
Brother of Ashur-bel-nisheshu, son of Ashur-nirari II
Known to have reconstructed the inner city wall of Aššur.
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Ashur-nadin-ahhe II Aššur-nādin-ahhē "(the god) Aššur has given a brother"
c. 1391 BC — c.1380 BC (12 years)
Son of Ashur-rim-nisheshu
Considered to be the final king of the Old Assyrian period.
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Question: Who may have been Bel-bani's brothers and what title did they all hold?
Answer: Bazaya's three preceding kings, Libaya, Sharma-Adad I and Iptar-Sin, may have been Bel-bani's brothers.