Alphabetic List of the Rulers of Assyria

The list below presents the principal rulers of Assyria in alphabetic order. Like the Rulers of Assyria: Chronological Order page [/ribo/RulersofBabylonia1157-64BC/index.html], the dates used here generally follow those of J.A. Brinkman (in A. Leo Oppenheim, Ancient Mesopotamia: Portrait of a Dead Civilization, Chicago: Chicago University Press, 1977 [revised edition, completed by E. Reiner], pp. 338-341), except for those of the Old Assyrian Period.

Further reading

The following books offer basic introductions into the history of ancient Mesopotamia:

Kuhrt, A., The Ancient Near East c. 3000-330 BC (Routledge History of the Ancient World), London/New York: Routledge, 1995.

Oppenheim, A.L., Ancient Mesopotamia: Portrait of a Dead Civilization, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1977 (revised edition; completed by E. Reiner).

Radner, K., and E. Robson (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Cuneiform Culture, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011.

Roaf, M., Cultural Atlas of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East, New York: Facts on File, 1990.

Van De Mieroop, M., A History of the Ancient Near East ca. 3000-323 BC (Blackwell History of the Ancient World), Oxford: Blackwell, 2007 (second edition).

Nathan Morello & Jamie Novotny

Nathan Morello & Jamie Novotny, 'Alphabetic List of the Rulers of Assyria', The Royal Inscriptions of Assyria online (RIAo) Project, The RIAo Project, a sub-project of MOCCI, 2024 [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/riao/AlphabeticListoftheRulersofAssyria/]