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| *'''Ila-kabkabu''' is also mentioned as the father of another Assyrian king, ].<ref name="Glassner1"/> However, Shamshi-Adad I did not inherit the Assyrian throne from his father but was an ] conqueror. His father, Ila-kabkabu, was king not of Assyria, but of ] in Syria, and ruled in the time of ] of ]. According to the ''Mari Eponyms Chronicle'', Ila-kabkabu seized ] in a certain year (possibly 18th century BC), and Shamshi-Adad "entered his father's house", i.e. succeeded him as king of Terqa, in the following year.{{cn|date=May 2015}} Shamshi-Adad subsequently conquered a wide territory and became king of Assyria, where he founded a dynasty. | *'''Ila-kabkabu''' is also mentioned as the father of another Assyrian king, ].<ref name="Glassner1"/> However, Shamshi-Adad I did not inherit the Assyrian throne from his father but was an ] conqueror. His father, Ila-kabkabu, was king not of Assyria, but of ] in Syria, and ruled in the time of ] of ]. According to the ''Mari Eponyms Chronicle'', Ila-kabkabu seized ] in a certain year (possibly 18th century BC), and Shamshi-Adad "entered his father's house", i.e. succeeded him as king of Terqa, in the following year.{{cn|date=May 2015}} Shamshi-Adad subsequently conquered a wide territory and became king of Assyria, where he founded a dynasty. | ||
| Arising from the two appearances of the name "Ila-kabkabu" in two different places on the list, the "Kings who are ancestors" section has |
Arising from the two appearances of the name "Ila-kabkabu" in two different places on the list, the "Kings who are ancestors" section has sometimes been considered a list of Shamshi-Adad's ancestors.<ref name="Reallexikon">{{cite book|last=Meissner|first=Bruno |title=Reallexikon der Assyriologie |publisher=Walter de Gruyter |location=Berlin |year=1990 |volume=6 |pages=101–102 |isbn=3110100517 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=OIeiZaIo91IC&printsec=frontcover&cad=0#PPA101,M1}}</ref> In keeping with this assumption, some scholars have inferred that the original form of the Assyrian Kinglist was written, among other things, as an "attempt to justify that Shamshi-Adad was a legitimate ruler of the city-state Assur and to obscure his non-Assyrian antecedents by incorporating his ancestors into a native Assyrian genealogy".<ref name="Reallexikon"/> According to this interpretation, both instances of the name would refer to the same man, Shamshi-Adad's father, whose line would have been interpolated into the list. However, the name might also refer to two distinct, though possibly related, individuals. | ||
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The Amorite name Ila-kabkabu appears twice in the Assyrian King List:
- Ila-kabkabu is listed among the "Kings who are ancestors" (also translatable as "Kings whose fathers are known"), alongside his father, Yazkur-Ilu, and his son, Aminu. This was probably around 2000 BC.
- Ila-kabkabu is also mentioned as the father of another Assyrian king, Shamshi-Adad I. However, Shamshi-Adad I did not inherit the Assyrian throne from his father but was an Amorite conqueror. His father, Ila-kabkabu, was king not of Assyria, but of Terqa in Syria, and ruled in the time of Iagitlim of Mari. According to the Mari Eponyms Chronicle, Ila-kabkabu seized Shuprum in a certain year (possibly 18th century BC), and Shamshi-Adad "entered his father's house", i.e. succeeded him as king of Terqa, in the following year. Shamshi-Adad subsequently conquered a wide territory and became king of Assyria, where he founded a dynasty.
Arising from the two appearances of the name "Ila-kabkabu" in two different places on the list, the "Kings who are ancestors" section has sometimes been considered a list of Shamshi-Adad's ancestors. In keeping with this assumption, some scholars have inferred that the original form of the Assyrian Kinglist was written, among other things, as an "attempt to justify that Shamshi-Adad was a legitimate ruler of the city-state Assur and to obscure his non-Assyrian antecedents by incorporating his ancestors into a native Assyrian genealogy". According to this interpretation, both instances of the name would refer to the same man, Shamshi-Adad's father, whose line would have been interpolated into the list. However, the name might also refer to two distinct, though possibly related, individuals.
References
- ^ Glassner, Jean-Jacques (2004). Mesopotamian Chronicles. Society of Biblical
Literature. p. 137. ISBN 1589830903.
{{cite book}}: line feed character in|publisher=at position 20 (help) - ^ Meissner, Bruno (1990). Reallexikon der Assyriologie. Vol. 6. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. pp. 101–102. ISBN 3110100517.
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