Ashur-nirari III was king of Assyria. (1203 BC – 1198 BC or 1193 BC - 1187 BC). He was the grandson of Tukulti-Ninurta I and may have succeeded his uncle Ashur-nadin-apli on the throne. Ashur-nirari's father Ashur-nasir-pal participated in a conspiracy against Tukulti-Ninurta I which led to his murder. The six-year-reign of Ashur-nirari III is very poorly dated and there appears to be no limmu belonging to him. He may only have been an usurper in the chaotic years following the death of Tukulti-Ninurta I.[1]
References
- ^ Iorwerth Eiddon Stephen Edwards, Nicholas Geoffrey Lemprière Hammond, Cyril John Gadd (1975). The Cambridge Ancient History. Cambridge University Press. p. 450. ISBN 0521086914.
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Preceded by
Ashur-nadin-apli King of Assyria
1193–1187 BCE Succeeded by
Enlil-kudurri-usur