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Bel-bani

Field	Value
name	Bel-bani
title	Issi'ak Assur
reign	1700–1691 BC
predecessor	Adasi
successor	Libaya
father	Adasi
succession	King of Assur
issue	Libaya

Bel-bani or Bēl-bāni, inscribed mdEN*-ba-ni*, “the Lord is the creator,” was the king of Assyria from 1700 to 1691 BC and was the first ruler of what was later to be called the dynasty of the Adasides. His reign marks the inauguration of a new historical phase following the turmoil of the competing claims of the seven usurpers who preceded him. He was the 48th king to appear on the Assyrian King List and reigned for ten years.

Biography

He was the son of Adasi, the last of the seven monarchs who were “sons of nobody,” i.e. unrelated to previous kings, and who had competed for the throne over a period of six years. He was to be revered by later monarchs, notably Esarhaddon (681–669 BC) but also his second and third sons Shamash-shum-ukin and Ashurbanipal, for restoring stability and founding a dynasty which endured and where he assumed semi-mythical status as their ancestor figure. Esarhaddon described himself as "a lasting offspring (liplippi dārû) of Belu-bani the son of Adasi, precious scion of Baltil (pir'i BAL.TIL sûquru)." Baltil, the “city of wisdom,” was the name of the ancient precincts of the god Ašshu in the innermost part of the city of Assur.

He was succeeded by Libaya, which the Assyrian King List gives as his son, although Landsberger has suggested that he was in fact his brother.

References

Bertman, Stephen. (2003). "Handbook to Life in Ancient Mesopotamia". Oxford University Press.
K. R. Veenhof. (2008). "Mesopotamia: The Old Assyrian Period". Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht.
A. Leo Oppenheim. (1969). "Ancient near eastern texts". Princeton University Press.
J. A. Brinkman. (1998). "The Prosopography of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, Volume 1, Part II: B–G". The Neo-Assyrian Text Corpus Project.
Barbara N. Porter. (1994). "Images, Power, and Politics: Figurative Aspects of Esarhaddon's Babylonian Policy". Amer Philosophical Society.

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