Atarshumki I
Atarshumki I (also Bar-Guš) was the King of Bit Agusi in ancient Syria; he was the son of Arames. The capital of Bit Agusi was Arpad.
History[edit]
Like his father, Atarshumki was rebellious against the Assyrian supremacy. At that time, Assyria was ruled by Shamshi-Adad V and then by Adad-nirari III.
Atarshumki tried to build a coalition with his neighbors against the Assyrians; finally, in 796, Adad-nirari III launched a military campaign in the area, and subjugated it.
The territorial conflict between Hamath and Arpad[edit]
The Antakya stele (de) is believed to belong to the later years of Adad-Nirari III. This is when the prominent official Shamshi-ilu, who is involved with the inscription, became active. Based on this, the inscription is believed to date in the 780s BC.[1]
"The Antakya inscription describes the interference of the Assyrian King in a territorial conflict between Atarsumki, king of Arpad, and Zakkur, king of Hamath ... At that time, both kings were vassals of Adad-nirari III ... the settlement was established in favour of the previously hostile king of Arpad ... The reason for preferring Arpad is clear: it had broken up the lines of the Syro-Hittite coalition, and opened before Adad-nirari III the way to the south, to Damascus."[2]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Luis Robert Siddall, The Reign of Adad-nīrārī III: An Historical and Ideological Analysis of An Assyrian King and His Times. BRILL, 2013 ISBN 9004256148 p.69
- ^ Gershon Galil, CONFLICTS BETWEEN ASSYRIAN VASSALS. (PDF) SAAB 6 (1992), p. 55-63
See also[edit]
Sources[edit]
- German Wikipedia
Bibliography[edit]
- A. K. Grayson, In: The Cambridge Ancient History Vol. 3, 1, Cambridge 1982, p.272
- John David Hawkins, In: The Cambridge Ancient History Vol. 3, 1, Cambridge 1982, pp 400–408
- Nili Wazana: Water division in border agreements. In: State Archives of Assyria Bulletin 10, 1996, 55-66 PDF
External links[edit]
- The Antakya stela Archived 2013-07-19 at the Wayback Machine A boundary marker between Ataršumki of Arpad and Zakkur of Hamath