Ashurnasirpal I

Ashurnasirpal I

Ashurnasirpal I was king of Assyria from 1050 BCE to 1031 BCE. Ashurnasirpal ruled during a troubled period of Assyrian history, marked by famine and war with nomads from the deserts to the west. He succeeded his father Shamshi-Adad IV and was succeeded by his son Shalmaneser II. He was also the father of a later king, Ashur-rabi II.

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