Kashshu-nadin-ahi
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Kaššu-nādin-aḫi, mkaš-šú-u-nādìn-aḫi.Babylonian King List A, BM 33332, iii 8. was the 3rd and final king of the 2nd Sealand Dynasty of Babylon
, ca 1006-1004 BC. His brief three year reign was marked by distressed times and famine so severe that it caused the suspension of the regular food and drink offerings at the Ebabbar, or white house, temple of Šamaš
in Sippar
.The Sun God Tablet, BM 91000 i 24-28.
derived theothoric element (dKaššû = “the Kassite (god)”) in his name is the only, rather tenuous, reference to the earlier dynasty, and may not be indicative of any actual affiliation so much as emulation of their longevity and presumed legitimacy. He was the son of a certain SAPpaia, who is otherwise unknown.Dynastic Chronicle (ABC 18), v 7. The Synchronistic King ListSynchronistic King List iii 4 and Synchronistic KL Fragment (KAV 182 iii 1 (restored)). records his Assyria
n contemporary as Aššur-nāsir-apli, ca. 1050 to 1031 BC, but this is unlikely. The period of his reign falls midway through that of Aššur-rabi II
, ca. 1013–972 BC.
Although the Dynastic Chronicle records he was interred in a palace, its name is not preserved. There are currently no other inscriptions extant attesting to his rule, apart from the passing mention of his woes on the Sun God Tablet of Nabu-apla-iddina
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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 1006-1004 BC. His brief three year reign was marked by distressed times and famine so severe that it caused the suspension of the regular food and drink offerings at the Ebabbar, or white house, temple of Šamaš
Shamash
Shamash was a native Mesopotamian deity and the sun god in the Akkadian, Assyrian and Babylonian pantheons. Shamash was the god of justice in Babylonia and Assyria, corresponding to Sumerian Utu...
in Sippar
Sippar
Sippar was an ancient Near Eastern city on the east bank of the Euphrates river, located at the site of modern Tell Abu Habbah in Iraq's Babil Governorate, some 60 km north of Babylon and 30 km southeast of Baghdad....
.The Sun God Tablet, BM 91000 i 24-28.
Biography
The KassiteKassites
The Kassites were an ancient Near Eastern people who gained control of Babylonia after the fall of the Old Babylonian Empire after ca. 1531 BC to ca. 1155 BC...
derived theothoric element (dKaššû = “the Kassite (god)”) in his name is the only, rather tenuous, reference to the earlier dynasty, and may not be indicative of any actual affiliation so much as emulation of their longevity and presumed legitimacy. He was the son of a certain SAPpaia, who is otherwise unknown.Dynastic Chronicle (ABC 18), v 7. The Synchronistic King ListSynchronistic King List iii 4 and Synchronistic KL Fragment (KAV 182 iii 1 (restored)). records his 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...
n contemporary as Aššur-nāsir-apli, ca. 1050 to 1031 BC, but this is unlikely. The period of his reign falls midway through that of 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...
, ca. 1013–972 BC.
Although the Dynastic Chronicle records he was interred in a palace, its name is not preserved. There are currently no other inscriptions extant attesting to his rule, apart from the passing mention of his woes on the Sun God Tablet of Nabu-apla-iddina
Nabu-apla-iddina
Nabu-apla-iddina was a Babylonian king who reigned ca. 888 – 855 BC. His father was King Nabu-shuma-ukin. During much of Nabu-apla-iddina's reign Babylon faced a significant rival in Assyria under the rule of Ashurnasirpal II...
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