Tukulti-Ninurta I

Tukulti-Ninurta I
Tukulti-Ninurta I depicted both standing and kneeling
King of the Middle Assyrian Empire
Reign37 regnal years
1243-1207 BC (high)
1233-1197 BC (low)
PredecessorShalmaneser I
SuccessorAshur-nadin-apli
IssueAshur-nadin-apli, Enlil-kudurri-usur
FatherShalmaneser I

Tukulti-Ninurta I (meaning: "my trust is in [the warrior god] Ninurta"; reigned c. 1243–1207 BC) was a king of Assyria during the Middle Assyrian Empire. He is known as the first king to use the title "King of Kings".