Shirikti-shuqamuna
| Širikti-šuqamuna | |
|---|---|
| King of Babylon | |
| Reign | ca. 985 BC |
| Predecessor | Ninurta-kudurrῑ-uṣur I |
| Successor | Mar-biti-apla-usur Dynasty of Elam |
| House | Bῑt-Bazi Dynasty |
Širikti-šuqamuna, inscribed phonetically in cuneiform mši-rik-ti-dšu-qa-mu-nu and meaning “gift of (the god) Šuqamuna”, ca. 985 BC, succeeded his fellow “son of Bazi,” Ninurta-kudurrῑ-uṣur I, as 3rd king of the Bῑt-Bazi or 6th Dynasty of Babylon and exercised the kingship for just 3 months, insufficient a time to merit an official regnal year.[1]
Biography
He was the last monarch of the Bīt-Bazi dynasty, which had reigned for 20 years 3 months according to the King List A,[i 1] and a contemporary of the Assyrian king Aššur-rabi II,[i 2] ca. 1012–971 BC. He was named for the Kassite god of war and of the chase, Šuqamuna, one of the two (with Šumalia) associated with the investiture of kings.[2] The Chronicle Concerning the Reign of Šamaš-šuma-ukin,[i 3] a text containing disconnected passages from writing boards, names him as a brother of Nabû-kudurrī-uṣur, which is probably an error for the Ninurta-kudurrī-uṣur whom he succeeded.[3] A person with this name (which appears no where else) appears as the šakin bāb ekalli, palace gate officer, and beneficiary of a land grant on a kudurru[i 4] but this was during the reign of Marduk-šāpik-zēri, some eighty years and ten reigns previously.[4]
The Dynastic Chronicle[i 5] records that he was interred in a palace.
Inscriptions
- ↑ King List A, BM 33332, iii.
- ↑ Synchronistic King List A.117, Assur 14646c.
- ↑ Šamaš-šuma-ukin Chronicle (ABC 15), BM 96273, lines 20 to 21.
- ↑ Land granto to Širikti-Šuqamuna kudurru IM 74651, in the National Museum of Iraq.
- ↑ The Dynastic Chronicle (ABC 18) v 11.
