Arik-den-ili

Arik -den- ili (formerly read as Pudi - ilu ), son of Enlil - nirari was a mittelassyrischer king and ruled by the Assyrian King List 12 years. His exact date is disputed:

Title

Arik -den- ili was called " legitimate king" (usually a sign of the opposite), " strong king " and " king of Assyria ". This is a significant change compared to the titulary of his predecessors, who called themselves consistently as Viceroy of Ashur ( Assur išši'ak ). Adad - nārārī calls him governor of Enlil, Viceroy of Ashur, conqueror of the lands of Turuki and Nigimti in its entirety, along with their kings, mountains and highlands of the far-flung Quti, the land of Ahlamu, of Suti, the Iari and their countries who extended the borders of the country.

Swell

Arik -den- ili is the first Assyrian king, from the historical texts ( annals ) have survived. The reports on individual campaigns are separated from each other by lines, the details are up on toponyms, sparse and formulaisch.

Government

The first campaign was waged against Iašubakula on the border of Elam. A very fragmentary text from the Assyrian chronicle of a campaign against Esini who possessed thirty chariots. The fifth campaign was directed against Esini again, so it was Arik -den- ili granted no permanent success. Arnuna / ni in Nigimhi, Kutila, Tarbisi and the country Ḫalaḫi were conquered, Arik -den- ili brought rich booty by Ashur, cattle, but also food and metal. He sat there at least 90 chariots and battering rams. The third campaign was directed against Kutila again, Tarbisi and Kudina that perhaps were in the land of Guti, ie in the southern Zagros. In the same year exceeded Arik -den- ili the river Maštuate with thirty chariots, 600 chariots defeated fighters and Rim Aku, the ruler of the city Namubilhi. The fourth campaign was directed against Ḫalaḫi again. Probably at the same time there were clashes with the Iauri ( Iari ) Ahlamu and Suti, steppe nomads, who are sometimes identified as Syrians. Also the 5th campaign brought rich booty, a coalition to Esini was thrown down. Wins against Qummuḫ and his allies on the upper Euphrates were won.

A conflict with Hanilgabat went Arik -den- ili therefore carefully out of the way. He expanded the Assyrian dominion along the Tigris to the north, especially on the eastern bank of the river and subdued the local nomadic tribes. He probably reached the southern border of Mitanni.

Buildings

Arik -den- ili built the Temple of Šamaš, " the exalted God," " for posterity ". Crop failures in Assyria were attributed to the wrath of God, whose temple had been allowed to lie desolate. Also at the royal palace in Assyria he seems to have carried out repairs, such as brick inscriptions show with his name.

Eponyms

• Berutu, son of Eriba- Adad I