Belu_(Assyrian_king)

Belu (Assyrian king)

Belu (Assyrian king)

Monarch of Aššūrāyu

Belu (Akkadian: 𒁁𒇻𒌑, romanized: Be-lu-ú) was according to the Assyrian King List (AKL) the 14th Assyrian monarch, ruling in Assyria's early period, though he is not attested in any known contemporary artefacts. He is listed among the "seventeen kings who lived in tents" on the Mesopotamian Chronicles.[1][2] According to the Mesopotamian Chronicles, Belu was preceded by Abazu. Belu is succeeded by Azarah on the Mesopotamian Chronicles.

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References

  1. [1]
    Glassner, Jean-Jacques (2004). Mesopotamian Chronicles. Society of Biblical Literature. p. 137. ISBN 1589830903.
  2. [2]
    Meissner, Bruno (1990). Reallexikon der Assyriologie. Vol. 6. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. p. 103. ISBN 3110100517.
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