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Aššur-nādin-šumi ( Neo-Assyrian cuneiform: Aššur-nādin-šumi, [1] [2] meaning " Ashur gives a name") [3] was a son of the Neo-Assyrian king Sennacherib and was appointed by him as the king of Babylon, ruling southern Mesopotamia from 700 BC to his capture and execution by the Elamites in 694 BC.
- 700–694 BC
- Bel-ibni
- 694 BC, Elam
- Nergal-ushezib
His son Aššur-nādin-šumi’s death followed a pair of campaigns to the borders of Tabal, the location of Sargon’s death. Because of this it was viewed as a “punishment” for undertaking these campaigns to regions tainted by association with Sargon.
A second instance of a death in Sennacherib’s family affecting the content of his inscriptions is also identified. His son Aššur-nādin-šumi’s death followed a pair of campaigns to the borders of Tabal, the location of Sargon’s death.
After his death, Aššur-nādin-šumi is never mentioned in the same inscription as these campaigns. Although Sennacherib generally avoids mentioning rebellion, overcoming such events was an...
Mar 21, 2016 · In 694 BCE, his eldest son and heir to his throne, Aššur-nādin-šumi, who had been ruling Babylon as a vassal state, was captured and sent to Elam as a prisoner, and most probably executed. [3] Choosing Esarhaddon as Heir to the Throne.
Ashur-nadin-shumi. Aššur-nādin-šumi (Neo-Assyrian cuneiform: Aššur-nādin-šumi, meaning "Ashur gives a name") was a son of the Neo-Assyrian king Sennacherib and was appointed by him as the king of Babylon, ruling southern Mesopotamia from 700 BC to his capture and execution by the Elamites in 694 BC. Read more on Wikipedia.
Lambert has called my attention to the fact that Aššur-nādin-šumi also appears in the “Canon of Ptolemy” as Άπαραναδίον, again with six years of rule. 7 7 Goetze , A. , JNES 3 ( 1944 ), 43 Google Scholar .
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