Ashurnasirpal I

Ashur - nasir - apli I. and Ashur - nasir - pal I. (also: Assur- nasir - pal I. ) reigned as Assyrian king from 1050 to 1031 BC and IV was the son of Samsi -Adad founder the 7th Assyrian dynasty. His name means: Ashur protects his son.

Assyria suffered from the aftermath of the military expansion of Tiglath- Pileser I., and was at the beginning of the government by famine and attacks of neighboring countries in a difficult position. In addition flocked nomads from the western regions across the borders.

Swell

There are only two inscriptions on Ashur - nasir - pals activities. In the early years of his reign a serious illness must have affected him, because in his prayer to Ishtar, the question was asked the reason for his poor health: Did not I already rebuilt enough destroyed temples and fallen idols? In order to obtain the favor of the goddess Ishtar, he left for them in Nineveh a magnificent bridal bed create. The further development seems to indicate that positive. The second inscription has an unspecified thanksgiving to Ishtar for the successful acts to content.

About the campaigns and activities are no cuneiform texts. His name is mentioned, however, in a hitherto unpublished brick inscription from his palace of Ashur. The so-called White Obelisk mentions the name of Ashur - nasir - apli. However, it is unclear whether this is Ashur - nasir - apli I or II.