Old Assyrian period
| Old Assyrian Period | |
| King name | Reigned |
|---|---|
| Erishum I | fl. ca. 1800 BC (short) (30 or 40 years) |
| Ikunum | (damaged text) |
| Sargon I | (damaged text) |
| Puzur-Ashur II | (damaged text) |
| Naram-Suen | (damaged text) |
| Erishum II | (damaged text) |
| Shamshi-Adad I | fl. ca. 1700 BC (short) (33 years) |
| Ishme-Dagan I | (40 years) |
| Mut-Ashkur | (unknown) |
| Remu... | (unknown) |
| Asinum | (unknown) |
Seven usurpers:
|
(6 years) |
| Bel-bani | (10 years) |
| Libaya | (17 years) |
| Sharma-Adad I | (12 years) |
| Iptar-Suen | (12 years) |
| Bazaya | (28 years) |
| Lullaya | (6 years) |
| Shu-Ninua | (14 years) |
| Sharma-Adad II | (3 years) |
| Erishum III | (13 years) |
| Shamshi-Adad II | (6 years) |
| Ishme-Dagan II | (16 years) |
| Shamshi-Adad III | (16 years) |
| Ashur-nirari I | (26 years) |
| Puzur-Ashur III | (24 or 14 years) |
| Enlil-nasir I | (13 years) |
| Nur-ili | (12 years) |
| Ashur-shaduni | (1 month) |
| Ashur-rabi I | (damaged text) |
| Ashur-nadin-ahhe I | (damaged text) |
| Enlil-nasir II | ca. 1420–1415 BC (short) |
| Ashur-nirari II | ca. 1414–1408 BC (short) |
| Ashur-bel-nisheshu | ca. 1407–1399 BC (short) |
| Ashur-rim-nisheshu | ca. 1398–1391 BC (short) |
| Ashur-nadin-ahhe II | ca. 1390–1381 BC (short) |
Middle Assyrian period
| Middle Assyrian Period | |
| King name | Reigned |
|---|---|
| Eriba-Adad I | ca. 1380–1353 BC (short) |
| Ashur-uballit I | ca. 1353–1318 BC (short) |
| Enlil-nirari | ca. 1317–1308 BC (short) |
| Arik-den-ili | ca. 1307–1296 BC (short) |
| Adad-nirari I | ca. 1295–1264 BC (short) |
| Shalmaneser I | ca. 1263–1234 BC (short) |
| Tukulti-Ninurta I | ca. 1233–1197 BC (short) |
| Ashur-nadin-apli | ca. 1196–1194 BC (short) |
| Ashur-nirari III | ca. 1193–1188 BC (short) |
| Enlil-kudurri-usur | ca. 1187–1183 BC (short) |
| Ninurta-apal-Ekur | ca. 1182–1180 BC (short) |
| Beginning with Ashur-Dan I, dates are consistent and not subject to middle/short chronology distinctions. | |
| Ashur-Dan I | ca. 1179–1133 BC |
| Ninurta-tukulti-Ashur | ca. 1133 BC |
| Mutakkil-nusku | ca. 1133 BC |
| Ashur-resh-ishi I | ca. 1133–1115 BC |
| Tiglath-Pileser I | ca. 1115–1076 BC |
| Asharid-apal-Ekur | ca. 1076–1074 BC |
| Ashur-bel-kala | ca. 1074–1056 BC |
| Eriba-Adad II | ca. 1056–1054 BC |
| Shamshi-Adad IV | ca. 1054–1050 BC |
| Ashur-nasir-pal I | ca. 1050–1031 BC |
| Shalmaneser II | ca. 1031–1019 BC |
| Ashur-nirari IV | ca. 1019–1013 BC |
| Ashur-rabi II | ca. 1013–972 BC |
| Ashur-resh-ishi II | ca. 972–967 BC |
| Tiglath-Pileser II | ca. 967–935 BC |
| Ashur-Dan II | ca. 935–912 BC |
Neo-Assyrian period
| Neo-Assyrian Period | ||||||||
| King name | Reigned | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adad-nirari II | 912–891 BC | |||||||
| Tukulti-Ninurta II | 891–884 BC | |||||||
| Ashur-nasir-pal II | 884–859 BC | |||||||
| Shalmaneser III | 859–824 BC | |||||||
| Shamshi-Adad V | 822–811 BC | |||||||
| Shammu-ramat, regent, 811–808 BC | ||||||||
| Adad-nirari III | 811–783 BC | |||||||
| Shalmaneser IV | 783–773 BC | |||||||
| Ashur-Dan III | 773–755 BC | |||||||
| Ashur-nirari V | 755–745 BC | |||||||
| Tiglath-Pileser III | 745–727 BC | |||||||
| Shalmaneser V | 727–722 BC | |||||||
| End of the document known as Assyrian King List; the following kings reigned after the list had been composed. | ||||||||
| Sargon II | 722–705 BC | |||||||
| Sennacherib | 705–681 BC | |||||||
| Esarhaddon | 681–669 BC | |||||||
| The dates of the last kings are not certain. | ||||||||
| Ashurbanipal | 669–between 631 and 627 BC | |||||||
| Ashur-etil-ilani | ca. 631–627 BC | |||||||
| Sin-shumu-lishir | 626 BC | |||||||
| Sin-shar-ishkun | ca. 627–612 BC | |||||||
| In 612 BC, Nineveh, the Assyrian capital, fell to the Medes and Babylonians; supported by the Egyptians, an Assyrian general continued to rule for a few years from Harran. | ||||||||
| Ashur-uballit II | 612 BC–ca. 609 BC | |||||||