Bazaya

Today, Bazaya continues to be a topic of great relevance and interest to a wide spectrum of society. Whether it is Bazaya on a personal, professional, political or social level, it is undeniable that its impact is felt in different areas of our lives. Throughout history, Bazaya has been the subject of passionate debate, exhaustive research, and deep reflection. In this article, we will delve into the world of Bazaya to examine its many facets, challenges and opportunities. From its origins to its current state, we will explore how Bazaya has shaped our reality and how it will continue to do so in the future.

Bazaya
Issi'ak Assur
King of Assur
Reignc. 1649–1622 BC[1]
PredecessorIptar-Sin
SuccessorLullaya
IssueShu-Ninua
FatherBel-bani

Bazaya, Bāzāia or Bāzāiu, inscribed mba-za-a-a and of uncertain meaning, was the ruler of Assyria c. 1649 to 1622 BC, the 52nd listed on the Assyrian King List, succeeding Iptar-Sin, to whom he was supposedly a great-uncle. He reigned for twenty-eight years and has left no known inscriptions.[2]

Family

The Assyrian king lists[i 1][i 2][i 3] give Bazaya's five predecessors as father-son successors, although all reigned during a fifty-two period, stretching genealogical credibility. All three extant copies give his father as Bel-bani, the second in the sequence, whose reign had ended forty-one years earlier and who had been the great-grandfather of his immediate predecessor.[3] The literal reading of the list was challenged by Landsberger who suggested that the three preceding kings, Libaya, Sharma-Adad I and Iptar-Sin may have been Bel-bani's brothers.[4]

The Synchronistic Kinglist[i 4] gives his Babylonian counterpart as Peshgaldaramesh of the Sealand Dynasty. He was succeeded by Lullaya, a usurper, whose brief reign was followed by that of Bāzāiu's own son, Shu-Ninua.[5]

Inscriptions

  1. ^ Khorsabad List, IM 60017 (excavation nos.: DS 828, DS 32-54), ii 20.
  2. ^ SDAS List, IM 60484, ii 18.
  3. ^ Nassouhi List, Istanbul A. 116 (Assur 8836), ii 15.
  4. ^ Synchronistic Kinglist, Ass 14616c (KAV 216), I 6’.

References

  1. ^ Bertman, Stephen (2003). Handbook to Life in Ancient Mesopotamia. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 81. ISBN 978-0195183641.
  2. ^ A. K. Grayson (1972). Assyrian Royal Inscriptions, Volume 1. Otto Harrassowitz. pp. 30–31.
  3. ^ B. Newgrosh (1999). "The Chronology of Ancient Assyria Re-assessed". Journal of the Ancient Chronology Forum. 8: 79–80.
  4. ^ J. A. Brinkman (1998). "Bēl-bāni". In K. Radner (ed.). The Prosopography of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, Volume 1, Part 2: B–G. The Neo-Assyrian Text Corpus Project. p. 288.
  5. ^ K. Radner (1998). "Bāzāiu". The Prosopography of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, Volume 1, Part 2: B–G. The Neo-Assyrian Text Corpus Project. p. 278.
Preceded by King of Assyria
1649–1622 BC 		Succeeded by