The documents with multiple eponyms indicate the following sequence of 23 eponyms in Mid-to-late Shalmaneser and very early Tukulti-ninurta 1. The potential for insertions is indicated by (for example) VAT 14477 in which 3 eponyms are mentioned, but the period is provably longer than 7 years. Thus, the multiple eponym documents show that the eponyms are close neighbours, but does not absolutely prove contiguity. This sequence follows Freydank, BCMG.
|
Sequence
Group |
Sequence
Eponyms |
Notes |
|
A |
Abi-ili<Assur-sumu-lesir => |
VAT8997
yields Group A |
|
|
Assur-alik-pana=>
|
|
|
|
Musallim-assur
|
|
|
|
|
Potential
place for insertion |
|
B |
Adad-shamshi<Adad-sumu-lesir
=> |
VAT19195
yields Group B. VAT19194 indicates Group B is after Group A. |
|
|
Kidin-sin<Adad-teja
=> |
|
|
|
Assur[dammiq]<Abi-ili=> |
|
|
|
Istar-eres<Sulmanu-q[arrad]=>
|
|
|
|
Ber-bel-lite=>
|
|
|
|
Lulaju<Adad-sumu-iddina=>
|
|
|
|
Assur-da’issunu<Lulaju
|
|
|
|
|
Potential
place for insertion. |
|
C |
Assur-ketti-ide<Abi-ili => |
DeZ
3828 yields Group C. VAT 14477 indicates Group C is after Group B. |
|
|
Eribtaju
=> |
|
|
|
Nabu-bela-usur
=> |
|
|
|
Usat-marduk |
|
|
|
|
Potential
place for insertion |
|
D |
Ellil-asared
=> |
DeZ
3377, VAT 8987 and VAT 8572 yield Group D.
See Qibi-assur analysis for
attribution of Qibi-assur to Qibi-assur<Ibassi-ili. |
|
|
Ittabsi-den-assur
=> |
|
|
|
Ubru |
|
|
|
Tukulti-ninurta
=> |
|
|
|
Qibi-assur
[<Ibassi-ili]=> |
|
|
|
Musallim-adad |
|
|
|
|
Placed
here by multiple floruit overlaps. |
|
E |
Sunuqardu |
VAT
19550 links after Group D (Ittabsi-den-assur) |
|
F |
Libur-zanin-assur=> |
Placed
here by multiple floruit overlaps. |
|
|
Assur-nadin-apli |
Obviously,
there are a number of permutations which are consistent with this data
(e.g. some interleaving of groups), but such permutations do not at this
time seem to have an obvious impact for most chronological purposes.
[1]
There are three
reported Qibi-assur eponyms in this period: Qibi-assur<Ibassi-ili;
Qibi-assur<Samash-aha-iddina [brother to Ubru] and Qibi-assur<Silli-marduk.
There are only a few letters with patronymic.
In addition to Istar-eris<Sulmanu-qarrad, Istar-eris<Samash-aha-iddina
is reported as an eponym (together with his two brothers).