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| Esarhaddon | |
|---|---|
 Esarhaddon, closeup from his victory stele | |
| King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire | |
| Reign | 681–669 BC |
| Predecessor | Sennacherib |
| Successor | Ashurbanipal[a] |
| Born | c. 713 BC[4] |
| Died | 1 November 669 BC[5] (aged c. 44) Harran |
| Spouse | Esharra-hammat |
| Issue Among others | Serua-eterat Shamash-shum-ukin Ashurbanipal |
| Akkadian | Aššur-aḫa-iddina Aššur-etel-ilani-mukinni[b] |
| Dynasty | Sargonid dynasty |
| Father | Sennacherib |
| Mother | Naqi'a |
Esarhaddon (Neo-Assyrian cuneiform: 
Aššur-aḫa-iddina,[8] meaning "Ashur has given me a brother")
After receiving a prophecy that he was destined to conquer the world, Esarhaddon embarked on another campaign against Egypt in 671. The campaign was a resounding success and placed Egypt under Assyrian control for the first time in history, bringing the Assyrian Empire to its greatest extent.
Background [WIP][edit]
Early life and designation as heir [WIP][edit]
Born c. 714 BC,[4] Esarhaddon was a son of his predecessor Sennacherib (r. 705–681).
Accession and paranoia [WIP][edit]
Reign [WIP][edit]
Reconstruction of Babylon [WIP][edit]
Minor campaigns [WIP][edit]
First Egyptian campaign [WIP][edit]
Deteriorating health [WIP][edit]
Succession plans [WIP][edit]
Conquest of Egypt [WIP][edit]
Conspiracies [WIP][edit]
Death [WIP][edit]
Family and children [WIP][edit]
Legacy [WIP][edit]
Titles [WIP][edit]
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Ashurbanipal succeeded Esarhaddon as king of Assyria. Esarhaddon also designated the elder son Shamash-shum-ukin as his heir as king of Babylon. Though Esarhaddon specified that the two were "equal brothers", Ashurbanipal was clearly the intended primary heir to the empire.[1] After Esarhaddon's death, Shamash-shum-ukin was in practice very much Ashurbanipal's closely monitored vassal, not entrusted with his own military forces[2] or complete control of all of Babylonia.[3]
- ^ Aššur-etel-ilani-mukinni was a more formal "court name" of Esarhaddon. It would only have been used by those at the royal court.[6] It translates to "Ashur, the lord of the gods, has established me".[7]
References[edit]
- ^ Ahmed 2018, p. 68.
- ^ Brereton 2018, p. 18.
- ^ Ahmed 2018, p. 80.
- ^ a b Widmer 2019, footnote 53.
- ^ Fales 2012, p. 135.
- ^ Halton & Svärd 2017, p. 150.
- ^ Tallqvist 1914, p. 39.
- ^ Postgate 2014, p. 250.
Bibliography[edit]
- Ahmed, Sami Said (2018). Southern Mesopotamia in the time of Ashurbanipal. The Hague: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. ISBN 978-3111033587.
- Brereton, Gareth (2018). "I am Ashurbanipal, king of the World, king of Assyria". In Brereton, Gareth (ed.). I am Ashurbanipal, king of the World, king of Assyria. London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 978-0-500-48039-7.
- Fales, Frederick Mario (2012). "After Ta'yinat: The New Status of Esarhaddon's Adê for Assyrian Political History". Presses Universitaires de France. 106 (1): 133–158.
- Halton, Charles; Svärd, Saana (2017). Women's Writing of Ancient Mesopotamia. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1107052055.
- Postgate, Nicholas (2014). Bronze Age Bureaucracy: Writing and the Practice of Government in Assyria. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1107043756.
- Widmer, Marie (2019). "Translating the Seleucid βασίλισσα. Notes on the titulature of Stratonice in the Borsippa cylinder". Greece & Rome. 66 (2). Cambridge University Press: 264–279. doi:10.1017/S001738351900007X. S2CID 199880564.
- Tallqvist, Knut Leonard (1914). Assyrian Personal Names (PDF). Leipzig: August Pries. OCLC 599978053.