Ashur-etil-ilani

Ashur etil - ilani ( Aschschur - etil - ilani, Assur- etil - ilani ) succeeded his father as king of Assyria Ashurbanipal on the throne and reigned probably in the years 631 BC to 627 BC Its name means Ashur be rulers over the gods. Ashurbanipal is to 631 BC is in Nippur. Ashur etil - ilani followed the latest from 631/630 BC as the new king and reigned about the same time with the Babylonian king Kandalanu who was there from Assurbanipal equipped with appropriate powers.

His successor, General and later Sin - Sumu - lišir received from Ashur etil - ilani powers which authorized him to rule over Assyria. In private documents Ashur etil - ilani is attested to in his fourth year of reign. The later Babylonian king Nabonidus mentioned him as a king who ruled between Assurbanipal and Nabu - apla - usur. In the Babylonian Chronicle is Ashur etil - ilani not performed as the "king of Babylon ", but only his general Sin - Sumu - lišir, the short term came to power after the death of Kandalanu there.