| Shalmaneser I | |
|---|---|
| King of theMiddle Assyrian Empire | |
| Reign | 1273–1244 BC[1] 1263-1234 BC |
| Predecessor | Adad-nirari I |
| Successor | Tukulti-Ninurta I |
| Issue | Tukulti-Ninurta I |
| Father | Adad-nirari I |
Shalmaneser I (𒁹𒀭𒁲𒈠𒉡𒊕mdsál-ma-nu-SAGSalmanu-ašared;[2][3] 1273–1244 BC or 1265–1235 BC) was a king ofAssyria during theMiddle Assyrian Empire. He was the son and successor ofAdad-nirari I.[4]
According to his annals, discovered atAssur, in his first year he conquered eight countries inAnatolia to the northwest of Assyria, and destroyed the fortress ofArinnu, the dust of which he brought to Assur.
In his second year he defeatedShattuara, king ofHanilgalbat (Mitanni), and hisHittite andAhlamu allies.[4] He incorporated the remains of theMittanni kingdom as part of one of the Assyrian provinces. Shalmaneser I also claimed to haveblinded 14,400 enemy prisoners in one eye. He was one of the firstAssyrian kings known to deport his defeated enemies to various lands.
He conquered the whole country fromTaidu toIrridu, fromMount Kashiar toEluhat, and from the fortresses ofSudu andHarranu to LevantineCarchemish on theEuphrates. He scored a number of military victories over theHittite Empire,Babylonia and over polities in theLevant,Anatolia andZagros, expanding the Middle Assyrian Empire, built palaces atAssur,Nineveh andArbela, restored the "world-temple" at Assur (Ehursagkurkurra), and founded the city ofKalhu (the biblicalCalah/Nimrud).[4] He was succeeded by his sonTukulti-Ninurta I.
Annuallimmu officials beginning with the year of accession of Šulmanu-ašared. The list is partly derived from Freydank[5] and McIntyre.[6] The exact order of the earliest limmus is conjectural but the ordering fromŠerriya onwards is essentially fixed.
One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Sayce, Archibald Henry (1911). "Shalmaneser". InChisholm, Hugh (ed.).Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 798.| Preceded by | King of Assyria 1273–1244 BC | Succeeded by |
