Sinsharishkun
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Sinsharishkun (Sin-shar-ishkun, ca. 623 - 612 BC), who seems to have been the Saràkos (Saracus) of Berossus, was one of the last kings of the Assyrian empire.
He was the son of Ashurbanipal, and possibly the brother of the last Assyrian king, Ashuruballit II (612-607 BC). It appears that he was considered the legal successor of Ashurbanipal, at least in Babylon. However, the death of his aged father in 627 opened the way to a furious civil war that lasted until 623, when Sinsharishkun defeated and killed in battle his main rival, Ashur-etil-ilani, who was most likely, also his brother.
A contract dated to his seventh year has been discovered at Uruk, and an inscription of his, where he speaks of restoring the ruined temples and their priests. He reigned until August 10, 612 BC, when he burnt in his palace in the Babylonian-Mede attack on Nineveh, Assyria's capital.
| Preceded by Ashur-etil-ilani |
King of Assyria 623–612 BC |
Succeeded by Ashur-uballit II |
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