Širikti-šuqamuna | |
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King of Babylon | |
Reign | ca. 985 BC |
Predecessor | Ninurta-kudurrῑ-uṣur I |
Successor | Mar-biti-apla-usur Dynasty of Elam |
Royal House | Bῑt-Bazi Dynasty |
Širikti-šuqamuna, ca. 985 BC, succeeded his fellow “son of Bazi,” Ninurta-kudurrῑ-uṣur I, as 3rd king of the Bῑt-Bazi or 6th Dynasty of Babylon and exercised the kingship for just 3 months, insufficient a time to merit an official regnal year.[1]
He was the last monarch of the Bīt-Bazi dynasty, which had reigned for 20 years 3 months according to the King List A,[i 1] and a contemporary of the Assyrian king Aššur-rabi II,[i 2] ca. 1012–971 BC. He was named for the Kassite god of war and of the chase, Šuqamuna, one of the two (with Šumalia) associated with the investiture of kings.[2] The Chronicle Concerning the Reign of Šamaš-šuma-ukin,[i 3] a text containing disconnected passages from writing boards, names him as a brother of Nabû-kudurrī-uṣur, which is probably an error for the Ninurta-kudurrī-uṣur whom he succeeded. [3]
The Dynastic Chronicle[i 4] records that he was interred in a palace.