Ushpia

Ušpia is a halblegendärer king of Ashur. He is mainly known from the Assyrian King List, where he is listed as the 16th ruler. The name was interpreted by Arthur Ungnad as Hurrian (BA VI, 5, p.13), a thesis that no longer can be held today.

A building inscription of Shalmaneser III. from Assurtempel Ehursakurkurra Ušpia mentioned as the builder of the first Assurtempels: "As Ehursakurkurra, the temple of Ashur, my lord, the Ušpia, my ancestor, priest of Ashur, had built ages ago, had become dilapidated, introduced him my ancestor Erišum, priest of Assur, restore. " After 150 years, the temple was in turn dilapidated, and Samsi -Adad, priest of Ashur, restored him. After 580 years elapsed until a new restoration by Shalmaneser III.

William W. Hallo sat Ušpia with reservations in the Old Babylonian period, Arno Poebel synchronized it with the last Gutian kings.