Eriba-Adad I

Eriba-Adad I ( Akkad. " Adad increased" ) - the ruler of the city of Ashur in 1392-1666 BC. e.

The son of Ashur-bel-niche . According to the “ ”, Eriba-Adad I ruled for 27 years ^[1] . In private documents he titled himself “king” . Although he didn’t call himself that in official inscriptions, he nevertheless accepted the title of "appointed by Ellil . "

Probably, Eriba-Adad I was a vassal of Mitanni . However, when the Mitannian king Tushratt began a war with his brother Artadama II , Eriba-Adad helped the son of the latter, Shutturn III .