Nabu-apla-iddina

Nabu-apla-iddina
A tablet showing Nabu-apla-iddina (right) confirming a grant of land to a high official of the same name.

Nabu-apla-iddina was a Babylonian king who reigned ca. 888 – 855 BC. His father was King Nabu-shuma-ukin. During much of Nabu-apla-iddina's reign Babylon faced a significant rival in Assyria under the rule of Ashurnasirpal II. Nabu-apla-iddina was able to avoid both outright war and significant loss of territory although there was some low level conflict including a case where he sent a party of troops led by his brother to aid rebels in Sukhu. Later in his reign Nabu-apla-iddina agreed a treaty with Ashurnasirpal II’s successor Shalmaneser III. Internally Nabu-apla-iddina worked on the reconstruction of temples and something of a literary revival took place during his reign with many older works being recopied. He was succeeded by his son Marduk-zakir-shumi I.

References

  • Boardman, John; N. G. L. Hammond, D. M. Lewis, Frank William Walbank, A. E. Astin, Elizabeth Rawson, Edward Champlin, Andrew Lintott, Alan K. Bowman, J. A. Crook, Peter Garnsy, Dominic Rathbone (2000). The Cambridge Ancient History: Second Edition. Cambridge University Press. pp. pp302–305. ISBN 0521224969. OCLC 33234443. 
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