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Ninurta-apla-X

FieldValue
nameNinurta-apla-X
titleKing of Babylon
reign9th/8th century BC
predecessorInterregnum
successorMarduk-bēl-zēri
royal houseDynasty of *E*
(mixed dynasties)

Baba-aḫa-iddina (last known predecessor) (mixed dynasties)

Ninurta-apla-X was a 9th/8th century BC king of Babylon during the period of mixed dynasties known as the dynasty of E. The name as currently given is based upon a 1920s reading that is no longer supported by direct evidence as the document from which it was derived is now too badly damaged to discern the characters proposed.

Biography

His most recent predecessor known by name was Baba-aḫa-iddina, whose reign ended perhaps around twelve years earlier. During the interregnum there was no king for several years.Chronicle 24 r 8. The only records of events during this period come from the chronicles of the Assyrian eponym dating system. These record that Šamši-Adad V’s seventh campaign was against Babylonia. His successor, Adad-nirari III, initially campaigned in the westStele, BM 131124. but during 802 BC the chronicle records "to the sea," thought to be Sealand of southern Mesopotamia. In 795 and 794 BC he campaigned in Dēr. The Synchronistic History**Synchronistic History (ABC 21), K4401a + Rm 854. ended with his reign and records:

Ninurta-apla-X's successor was the similarly obscure king, Marduk-bēl-zēri.

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References

References

  1. J. A. Brinkman. (1982). "The Cambridge Ancient History: Volume 3, Part 1". Cambridge University Press.
  2. Alan Millard. (1994). "Eponyms of the Assyrian Empire: 910 – 612 BC". Neo-Assyrian Text Corpus Project.
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