| Ashur-shaduni | |
|---|---|
| Issi'ak Assur | |
| King of Assur | |
| Reign | c. 1473 BC[1] |
| Predecessor | Nur-ili |
| Successor | Ashur-rabi I |
| Father | Nur-ili |
Aššur-šaddûni or-šaduni,[2] inscribedmaš-šur-KUR-ú-ni[i 1] or [maš-šur-K]UR-u-ni[i 2] and meaning “(the god)Aššur (is) our mountain,”[3] was the ruler ofAssyria for just "one complete month"[4] (1UTU UD.MEŠ-te[5]) during the 15th century BC, the 64th to appear on theAssyrian King List. He succeeded his father,Nur-ili, but was ousted in a coup by his uncle,Aššur-rabi I.
There remains uncertainty concerning the dating of his accession, as the two subsequent Assyrian kings have unknown reign lengths, effectively disconnecting him and his predecessors from the firmer chronology of the laterAssyrian King List.[6] Although there are no extant contemporary inscriptions for him or his immediate predecessor or successors, his name appears on two of theAssyrian King Lists (Khorsabad andSDAS) and faintly at the end of the first column of theSynchronistic Kinglist,[i 3] level with where one of the successors' toKassiteBabylonian kingKaštiliašu III might be supposed to appear.[4]
The King lists describe his overthrow:inaGIŠ.GU.ZAú-šat-biGIŠ.GU.ZAiṣ-bat, "(Aššur-šaddûni) from the throne, he deposed, the throne he (Aššur-rabi) seized."[5]
| Preceded by | King of Assyria 1473 BC | Succeeded by |