Tukulti-Ninurta I

Tukulti-Ninurta I
Tukulti-Ninurta I
King of Assyria; King of Sumer and Akkad; King of the Four Corners of the World; King of All Peoples; King of kings;
	Tukulti-Ninurta I depicted both standing and kneeling
King of the Middle Assyrian Empire
Reign	c. 1243–1207 BC
Predecessor	Shalmaneser I
Successor	Ashur-nadin-apli
Issue	Ashur-nadin-apli, Enlil-kudurri-usur
Father	Shalmaneser I

Tukulti-Ninurta I (meaning: "my trust is in [the warrior god] Ninurta"; reigned c. 1243–1207 BC) was a king of Assyria during the Middle Assyrian Empire. He is known as the first king to use the title "King of Kings".

^ Chen, Fei (2020). "Appendix I: A List of Assyrian Kings". Study on the Synchronistic King List from Ashur. Leiden: BRILL. ISBN 978-9004430914.

[1] Chen, Fei (2020). "Appendix I: A List of Assyrian Kings". Study on the Synchronistic King List from Ashur. Leiden: BRILL. ISBN 978-9004430914.

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Tukulti-Ninurta I
King of Assyria King of Sumer and Akkad King of the Four Corners of the World King of All Peoples King of kings
Tukulti-Ninurta I depicted both standing and kneeling
King of the Middle Assyrian Empire
Reign	c. 1243–1207 BC^[1]
Predecessor	Shalmaneser I
Successor	Ashur-nadin-apli

Issue	Ashur-nadin-apli, Enlil-kudurri-usur
Father	Shalmaneser I