ASSYRIAN KING LIST
KING DATE, APPROXIMATE
Ilushuma c.1900 BCE
Erishum
Sargon I
Gap of several kings.
Ahamash-Adad I 1814 - 1782
Ishme-Dagan 1781 - 1742
Gap of several kings.
Erishum III c.1550
Shamshi-Adad I
Ishme-Dagan II
Shamshi-Adad II
Ashur-nirari I
Puzur-Ashur III
Enlil-Nasir
Nur-ili
Enlil-nasir II
Ashur-nirari II
Ashur-bel-nisheshu
Ashur-rim-nisheshu
Ashur-nad-ahhe II
Eriba-Adad I 1392 - 1366
Ashur-uballit I 1365 - 1330
Enlil-nirari 1329 - 1320
Aril-den-ili 1319 - 1308
Adad-nirari I 1307 - 1275
Shalmaneser I 1274 - 1245
Tukulti-Ninurta I 1244 - 1208
Ashur-nadin-apli 1207 - 1204
Gap of two minor rulers.
Enlil-kudur-usur 1197 - 1193
Ninurta-apal-Ekur 1192 - 1180
Ashur-dan I 1179 - 1134 ?
Ninurta-tukulti-Ashur
Ashur-resh-ishi 1133 - 1116
Tiglath-pileser I 1115 - 1077
Asharid-apal-Ekur II
Ashur-bel-kala 1074 - 1057
Gap of five rulers.
Ashur-rabi II 1010 - 970
Ashur-resh-ishi II
Tiglath-pileser II 966 - 935
Ashur-dan II 934 - 912
Adad-nirari II 911 - 891
Tukulti-Ninurta II 890 - 884
Ashur-nasir-pal 883 - 859
Shalmanesar III 858 - 824
Shamshi-Adad V 823 - 811
Adad-nirari III 810 - 783
Shalmaneser IV 782 - 772
Ashur-dan III 771 - 754
Ashur-nirari V 753 - 746
Tiglath-pileser III 745 - 727
Shalmaneser V 726 - 722
Sargon II 721 - 705
Sennacherib 704 - 681
Esarhaddon 680 - 669
Ashurbanipal 668 - 626
Ashur-etillu-ili 625 - 623 ?
Sin-sahr-ishkun 622? - 612
End of Assryian empire
Ashur captured 614 BCE
Nineveh captured 612 BCE
Actually Assyrians borrowed the deification of their kings from Babylonians:
This uses the traditional Middle Chronology, although there is now reason to believe it may be too early by as much as a century.
· Sumu-abum 1894-1881 BCE
· Sumu-la-El 1880-1845 BCE
· Sabium 1844-1831 BCE
· Apil-Sīn 1830-1813 BCE
· Sin-muballit 1812-1793 BCE
· Hammurabi1792-1750 BCE
· Samsu-iluna 1749-1712 BCE
· Abi-eshuh 1711-1684 BCE
· Ammi-ditana 1683-1647 BCE
· Ammi-saduqa 1646-1626 BCE
· Samsu-ditana 1625-1595 BCE
Early Kassite Monarchs
These rulers did not rule Babylon itself, but their numbering scheme was continued by later Kassite Kings of Babylon, and so they are listed here.
· Gandash fl. c.1730 BCE
· Agum I
· Kashtiliash I
· Ushshi
· Abirattash
· Kashtiliash II
· Urzigurumash
· Harbashihu
· Tiptakzi
Sealand Dynasty (Dynasty II of Babylon)
This dynasty also did not actually rule Babylon, but rather the Sumerian regions south of it. Nevertheless, it is traditionally numbered the Second Dynasty of Babylon, and so is listed here.
· Iluma-ilum fl. c.1732 BCE
· Itti-ili-nibi
· Damiq-ilishu
· Ishkibal
· Shushushi
· Gulkishar
· [5 Kings]
· Ea-gamil fl. c. 1460 BCE
Kassite Dynasty (Third Dynasty of Babylon)
· Agum II fl. c.1570 BCE
· Burnaburiash I
· Kashtiliash III
· Ulamburiash
· Agum III
· Kadashman-harbe I
· Karaindash
· Kurigalzu I
· Kadashman-Enlil I d. 1376 BCE
· Burnaburiash II 1375-1347 BCE
· Karahardash 1347-1345 BCE
· Kurigalzu II 1345-1324 BCE
· Nazimaruttash 1323-1298 BCE
· Kadashman-Turgu 1297-1280 BCE
· Kadashman-Enlil II 1279-1265 BCE
· Kudur-Enlil 1265-1255 BCE
· Shagarakti-Shuriash 1255-1243 BCE
· Kashtiliash IV 1243-1235 BCE
Assyrian Governors 1235-1227 BCE
· Enlil-nadin-shumi
· Adad-shuma-iddina
· Adad-shuma-usur 1218-1189 BCE
· Melishipak 1188-1174 BCE
· Marduk-apal-iddina I 1173-1161 BCE
· Zababa-shuma-iddina 1161-1159 BCE
· Enlil-nadin-ahhe 1159-1157 BCE
Dynasty IV of Babylon, from Isin
· Marduk-kabit-ahheshu 1156-1139 BCE
· Itti-Marduk-balatu
· Ninurta-nadin-shumi
· Nebuchadrezzar I 1124-1103 BCE
· Enlil-nadin-apli
· Marduk-nadin-ahhe
· Marduk-shapik-zeri
· Adad-apla-iddina 1067-1046 BCE
· Marduk-zer-X 1046-1032 BCE
· Nabu-shum-libur 1032-1025 BCE
· Simbar-shipak 1024-1007 BCE
· [2 kings] 1007-1004 BCE
· Eulma-shakin-shumi 1003-987 BCE
· [2 kings] 986-984 BCE
· Mar-biti-apla-usur 984-977 BCE
· Nabu-mukin-apli 977-942 BCE
· Ninurta-kudurri-usur 942-941 BCE
· Mar-biti-ahhe-iddina
· Shamash-mudammiq
· Nabu-shuma-ukin 899-888 BCE
· Nabu-apla-iddina 887-855 BCE
· Marduk-zakir-shumi I 854-819 BCE
· Marduk-balassu-iqbi
· Baba-aha-iddina
· [5 kings]
· Ninurta-apla-x
· Marduk-bel-zeri
· Marduk-apla-usur
· Eriba-Marduk 769-761 BCE
· Nabu-shuma-ishkun 760-748 BCE
· Nabu-nasir 747-734 BCE
Dynasty X of Babylon (Assyrians and Chaldeans)
· [2 kings] 734-732
· Nabu-mukin-zeri 732-721
· Pulu (Tiglath-Pileser III of Assyria, in opposition) 732-727 BCE
· Marduk-apal-iddina II (the Biblical Merodach-Baladan) 721-710 BCE
· Sargon II of Assyria 710-705 BCE
· Marduk-zakir-shum 705
· Marduk-apal-iddina III 705-702
· Bel-ibni 702-700
· Ashur-nadin-shumi (son of Sennacherib of Assyria) 699-694
· Mushezib-Marduk 693-689
Assyrian Sack of Babylon, 689; Babylon is rebuilt by Esarhaddon of Assyria in the 670s BCE)
· Shamash-shum-ukin (son of Esarhaddon) 668-648
· Kandalanu (possibly Ashurbanipal of Assyria) 647-627
Dynasty XI of Babylon (Neo-Babylonian or Chaldean)
· Nabopolassar 625 - 605 BCE
· Nebuchadrezzar II 605 - 562 BCE
· Amel-Marduk 562 - 560 BCE
· Nergalsharusur 560 - 556 BCE
· Labashi-Marduk 556 BCE
· Nabonidus 556 - 539 BCE
In 539 BCE, Babylon was captured by Cyrus the Great of Persia, and lost its independence.
But Babylonians borrowed the concept of king deification from the oldest civilization - Sumerian: