Ea-mukin-zeri
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Ea-mukin-zēri, mdé-a-mu-kin-zēri, son of Hašmar,Dynastic Chronicle v 5-6: E2-mu-kin-NUMUN LUGAL … ina ra-qa-ti ša2 E2Iḫaš-mar qi2-bir. was the 2nd king of the bῑt-Bazi or 5th Dynasty of Babylon
, ca. 1008 BC, but only for 3 months.Babylonian King List A, iii 7.
of Assyria
but possibly for stylistic purposes as he was likely to have been one of the many Babylonian Kings who were contemporary with the later Assyrian King Aššur-rabi II
’s lengthy reign.
The Dynastic Chronicle notes that “he was buried in the swamp of Bit-Hašmar,” presumably an ancestral homeland. The practice of interring Mesopotamian kings in wetlands, “close to the abode of Enki,” was a common practice and commented upon by ancient historians such as Strabo
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Babylon
Babylon was an Akkadian city-state of ancient Mesopotamia, the remains of which are found in present-day Al Hillah, Babil Province, Iraq, about 85 kilometers south of Baghdad...
, ca. 1008 BC, but only for 3 months.Babylonian King List A, iii 7.
Biography
His predecessor was Simbar-šipak, ca. 1025 to 1008 BC, and the Dynastic Chronicle records that he was “was slain with the sword,” before describing Ea-mukin-zēri as “the usurper.” Another person named Ea-mukin-zēri appears as a witness to a land deedStone tablet, BM 90937. dated to Simbar-šipak’s twelth year, but is probably someone else as it records that he was the son of Belani and was the priest of Eridu. The Synchronistic King List Synchronistic King List iii 3. makes him a contemporary of Šamši-Adad IVShamshi-Adad IV
Shamshi-Adad IV was a King of Assyria from 1054 to 1050 BC. He was the son of Tiglath-Pileser I and usurped the throne from his nephew, Eriba-Adad II. The throne passed at his death to his son, Ashurnasirpal I....
of Assyria
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...
but possibly for stylistic purposes as he was likely to have been one of the many Babylonian Kings who were contemporary with the later Assyrian King Aššur-rabi II
Ashur-rabi II
Ashur-rabi II was one of the longest-reigning kings of Assyria, reigning for 41 years. Little is known about his reign, of which few records survive. He was apparently a younger son of Ashurnasirpal I. Following the reigns of his elder brother, Shalmaneser II, and his nephew Ashur-nirari IV, he...
’s lengthy reign.
The Dynastic Chronicle notes that “he was buried in the swamp of Bit-Hašmar,” presumably an ancestral homeland. The practice of interring Mesopotamian kings in wetlands, “close to the abode of Enki,” was a common practice and commented upon by ancient historians such as Strabo
Strabo
Strabo, also written Strabon was a Greek historian, geographer and philosopher.-Life:Strabo was born to an affluent family from Amaseia in Pontus , a city which he said was situated the approximate equivalent of 75 km from the Black Sea...
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