Puzur-Ashur II


Puzur-Ashur II was the king of the Old Assyrian Empire for eight years between 1865 BC and 1857 BC. Puzur-Ashur II had been both the son and successor of Sargon I. Due to Sargon I's long reign, Puzur-Ashur II came to the throne at a late age since one of his sons, named Ili-bani, was a witness in a contract eleven years before Puzur-Ashur II became ruler. Puzur-Ashur II was succeeded by his son Naram-Sin. The following is a list of the nine annually-elected "limmu" officials from the year of accession of Puzur-Ashur II, the "waklum", in the limmu of Ashur-iddin to Puzur-Ashur II's death in the limmu of Inaya BC dates are based on a date of 1833 BC for the recorded solar eclipse in the limmu of Puzur-Ištar:
1865 BC Aššur-iddin son of Šuli

1864 BC Aššur-nada son of Puzur-Ana

1863 BC Kubia son of Karria

1862 BC Ili-dan son of Elali

1861 BC Ṣilulu son of Uku

1860 BC Aššur-nada son of Ili-binanni

1859 BC Ikuppi-Ištar son of Ikua

1858 BC Buzutaya son of Šuli

1857 BC Innaya son of Amuraya