Ashur-uballit

Aššur-uballiṭ or Ashur-uballit (Neo-Assyrian Akkadian: 𒀸𒋩𒌑𒋾𒆷, lit. 'Ashur has kept alive') was an ancient Assyrian theophoric name that may refer to one of two Assyrian kings:

  • Ashur-uballit I or Aššur-uballiṭ I, reigned between 1365 and 1330 BC, was the first king of the Middle Assyrian Empire
  • Ashur-uballit II or Aššur-uballiṭ II, last king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, succeeding Sin-shar-ishkun (623–612 BC)
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