Talk:Aššur-etil-ilāni

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Are you sure about this? This does not appear to match some info from other articles. A source citation would be useful. -- The Anome 13:10, 24 Aug 2004 (UTC)

I have no idea when chronicle (BM 25127 I assume?) mentions or likely refers to Assuretelilani fighting Sinshariskun, let alone in the year 623. A source is necessary here, until then I thought it was better to remove that part as there is no prove that the two ever fought each other. Djaser 18:39, 15 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Fair enough, in the meantime let's put the disputed text here until whoever added it comes up with their source:
 * According to the chronicle, in 623 Ashur-etil-ilani was defeated and killed in battle against Sin-shar-ishkun near Nippur. It appears that Sin-shar-ishkun, who was his main rival, was considered the legal successor, at least in Babylon.
 * --ፈቃደ (ውይይት) 19:40, 15 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Are secondary sources allowed for this topic? I'm afraid I don't know enough about Wikipedia guidelines, but I have a few books with me that claim that claim confidently that Sin-shar-ishkun definitely fought Ashur-etil-ilani. Specifically, Georges Roux writes in Ancient Iraq, 1980, p. 375: "Then, war broke out between Ashur-etil-ilani and his brother, and it lasted for three years, with several towns of Southern Mesopotamia passing from one hand to another. In 623 B.C. Ashur-etil-ilani was killed in battle near Nippur, and Sin-shar-ishkun became King of Assyria." Am I allowed to use this as a source? Shades97 (talk) 20:35, 10 March 2012 (UTC)