Shamash-shum-ukin
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Died | Babylon |
| 648 BC | |
| Babylon | |
| Parents | Esarhaddon |
| Ešarra-ḫammat | |
| House | Sargonid dynasty |
| Siblings | Ashurbanipal |
| Grandparents | Sennacherib |
| Naqi'a | |
| Naqiʾa | |
| Nephews | Ashur-uballit II |
| Sinsharishkun | |
| Ashur-etil-ilani | |
| Akkadian | Šamaš-šuma-ukin; Šamaš-šumu-ukīn |
| Date of Reg. | |
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| ID | 2215140 |
Shamash-shum-ukin Life story
Šamaš-šuma-ukin, was king of Babylon as a vassal of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from 668 BC to his death in 648. Born into the Assyrian royal family, Šamaš-šuma-ukin was the son of the Neo-Assyrian king Esarhaddon and the elder brother of Esarhaddon's successor Ashurbanipal.