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He is known only from his place in the [[Assyrian king list]] and from references in the inscriptions of later kings (his son and successor [[Shalim-ahum]] and the much later [[Ashur-rim-nisheshu]] and [[Shalmaneser III]]).<ref name=grayson>{{cite book | title = Assyrian Royal Inscriptions, Volume 1 | author = Albert Kirk Grayson | publisher = Otto Harrassowitz | year = 1972 | pages = 6, 8, 12, 15 }}</ref> These later kings mentioned him among the kings who had renewed the city walls begun by [[Kikkia]].<ref name=CAH>Hildegard Levy, "Assyria c. 2600-1816 B.C.", ''Cambridge Ancient History. Volume 1, Part 2: Early History of the Middle East'', 729-770, p. 746-747.</ref> |
He is known only from his place in the [[Assyrian king list]] and from references in the inscriptions of later kings (his son and successor [[Shalim-ahum]] and the much later [[Ashur-rim-nisheshu]] and [[Shalmaneser III]]).<ref name=grayson>{{cite book | title = Assyrian Royal Inscriptions, Volume 1 | author = Albert Kirk Grayson | publisher = Otto Harrassowitz | year = 1972 | pages = 6, 8, 12, 15 }}</ref> These later kings mentioned him among the kings who had renewed the city walls begun by [[Kikkia]].<ref name=CAH>Hildegard Levy, "Assyria c. 2600-1816 B.C.", ''Cambridge Ancient History. Volume 1, Part 2: Early History of the Middle East'', 729-770, p. 746-747.</ref> |
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Puzur Ashur may have started a native Assyrian dynasty that endured for eight generations until [[Erishum II]] was overthrown by the [[Amorite]] [[Shamshi-Adad I]]. His clearly Assyrian name (meaning "servant of [[Ashur (god)|Ashur]]") distinguishes him from his three immediate predecessors on the Assyrian Kinglist, who bore non-Semitic names,<ref>[[Arthur Ungnad]] interpreted these names as [[Hurrian]] (BA VI, 5, S. 13) but Ungnad's thesis can no longer be sustained nowadays{{citation needed|date=May 2015}} and was rejected as unconvincing by Arno Poebel ("The Assyrian King List from Khorsabad", ''Journal of Near Eastern Studies'' 1/3, 1942, 253) as early as 1942.</ref> Hildegard Levy, writing in the ''[[Cambridge Ancient History]]'' |
Puzur Ashur may have started a native Assyrian dynasty that endured for eight generations until [[Erishum II]] was overthrown by the [[Amorite]] [[Shamshi-Adad I]]. His clearly Assyrian name (meaning "servant of [[Ashur (god)|Ashur]]") distinguishes him from his three immediate predecessors on the Assyrian Kinglist, who bore non-Semitic names,<ref>[[Arthur Ungnad]] interpreted these names as [[Hurrian]] (BA VI, 5, S. 13) but Ungnad's thesis can no longer be sustained nowadays{{citation needed|date=May 2015}} and was rejected as unconvincing by Arno Poebel ("The Assyrian King List from Khorsabad", ''Journal of Near Eastern Studies'' 1/3, 1942, 253) as early as 1942.</ref> Hildegard Levy, writing in the ''[[Cambridge Ancient History]]'' Puzzur-Ashur part of a longer dynasty started by one of his predecessors, [[Sulili]].<ref name=CAH/> Inscriptions link Puzur Ashur to his immediate successors,<ref name=grayson>{{ cite book | title = Assyrian Royal Inscriptions, Volume 1 | author = Albert Kirk Grayson | publisher = Otto Harrassowitz | year = 1972 | pages = 7–8 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | title = Assyrian Rulers. Volume 1: 1114 – 859 BC | author = Albert Kirk Grayson | publisher = | year = 2002 | pages = 14 }}</ref> who, according to the Kinglist, are related to the following kings down to [[Erishum II]]. |
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The Assyrian Kinglist omits [[Zariqum]], who is known from inscriptions to have been governor (''[[ensi]]'') of Assur for the [[Third Dynasty of Ur]] under [[Amar-Sin]]; this Zariqum (whose name is Semitic) is sometimes placed by scholars immediately before Puzur-Asshur, and following [[Akiya (Assyrian king)|Akiya]].{{citation needed|date=May 2015}} |
The Assyrian Kinglist omits [[Zariqum]], who is known from inscriptions to have been governor (''[[ensi]]'') of Assur for the [[Third Dynasty of Ur]] under [[Amar-Sin]]; this Zariqum (whose name is Semitic) is sometimes placed by scholars immediately before Puzur-Asshur, and following [[Akiya (Assyrian king)|Akiya]].{{citation needed|date=May 2015}} |
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Revision as of 15:34, 25 May 2015
Puzur Ashur I was an Assyrian king who ruled around 2000 BC.
He is known only from his place in the Assyrian king list and from references in the inscriptions of later kings (his son and successor Shalim-ahum and the much later Ashur-rim-nisheshu and Shalmaneser III).[1] These later kings mentioned him among the kings who had renewed the city walls begun by Kikkia.[2]
Puzur Ashur may have started a native Assyrian dynasty that endured for eight generations until Erishum II was overthrown by the Amorite Shamshi-Adad I. His clearly Assyrian name (meaning "servant of Ashur") distinguishes him from his three immediate predecessors on the Assyrian Kinglist, who bore non-Semitic names,[3] and from the earlier, Amorite-named "Kings who are ancestors", often interpreted as a list of Shamshi-Adad's ancestors.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).[4] who, according to the Kinglist, are related to the following kings down to Erishum II.
The Assyrian Kinglist omits Zariqum, who is known from inscriptions to have been governor (ensi) of Assur for the Third Dynasty of Ur under Amar-Sin; this Zariqum (whose name is Semitic) is sometimes placed by scholars immediately before Puzur-Asshur, and following Akiya.[citation needed]
Puzur-ashur's successors bore the title išši’ak aššur, vice regent of Assur, as well as ensi.[5]
References
- ^ Albert Kirk Grayson (1972). Assyrian Royal Inscriptions, Volume 1. Otto Harrassowitz. pp. 6, 8, 12, 15.
- ^ Hildegard Levy, "Assyria c. 2600-1816 B.C.", Cambridge Ancient History. Volume 1, Part 2: Early History of the Middle East, 729-770, p. 746-747.
- ^ Arthur Ungnad interpreted these names as Hurrian (BA VI, 5, S. 13) but Ungnad's thesis can no longer be sustained nowadays[citation needed] and was rejected as unconvincing by Arno Poebel ("The Assyrian King List from Khorsabad", Journal of Near Eastern Studies 1/3, 1942, 253) as early as 1942.
- ^ Albert Kirk Grayson (2002). Assyrian Rulers. Volume 1: 1114 – 859 BC. p. 14.
- ^ Barbara Cifola (1995). Analysis of variants in the Assyrian royal titulary from the origins to Tiglath-Pileser III. Istituto universitario orientale. p. 8.