Individual Details
Ashur-bel-nisheshu King of Assyria
( - 1398 BC)
As was the practice during this period of the Assyrian monarchy, he modestly titled himself “vice-regent”, or išši'ak Aššur, of the god Ashur. The Synchronistic Chronicle records his apparently amicable territorial treaty with Karaindaš, king of Babylon, and recounts that they “took an oath together concerning this very boundary.” His numerous clay cone inscriptions celebrate his re-facing of Puzur-Aššur III’s wall of the “New City” district of Assur.
Contemporary legal documents detail sales of land, houses, and slaves and payment in lead. The Assyrian credit system was fairly sophisticated, with loans issued for commodities such as barley and lead, interest coming due when repayment way delayed. The security posted for loans could include property, the person of the debtor or indeed his children
Contemporary legal documents detail sales of land, houses, and slaves and payment in lead. The Assyrian credit system was fairly sophisticated, with loans issued for commodities such as barley and lead, interest coming due when repayment way delayed. The security posted for loans could include property, the person of the debtor or indeed his children
Events
| Death | 1398 BC |
Families
| Child | Eriba-Adad King of Assyria I ( - -1366) |
| Father | Ashur-nirari King of Assyria II ( - -1407) |