Rukibtu

Rukibtu (Akkadian: π’Š’π’Œ‘π’„’π’Œ… π’Œ‰ ru-ΓΊ-kib-tu)[1] or Rukibti (Akkadian: π’Š’π’„’π’‹Ύ ru-kib-ti)[2] was a king of Ascalon in the 8th century BC, when Philistia was a dependency of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. After his predecessor Mitinti I instigated an unsuccessful rebellion against the emperor Tiglath-Pileser III in Ashkelon, Rukibtu deposed him and usurped the throne for himself. Tiglath-Pileser III's annals call him "Rukibtu, son of [...]" - the name of his father has not survived. Some scholars have suggested that his father was Mitinti I, however, kings of ignoble origins were often called "son of a nobody" in Assyrian and Babylonian sources, and with Rukibtu having usurped the throne, this possibility cannot be ruled out.[3]

Rukibtu died sometime between the reigns of Shalmaneser V and Sargon II. He was succeeded by Sidqa, who also instigated a failed revolt against Assyrian authority. Sennacherib then deposed Sidqa, and placed Rukibtu's son Ε arru-lu-dari on the throne of Ashkelon.

References
  1. Rukibtu (KING OF ASHKELON), Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus
  2. Rukibtu (KING OF ASHKELON), ORACC
  3. Carl S. Ehrlich (1996). The Philistines in Transition: A History from Ca. 1000-730 B.C.E. BRILL. pp. 100–. ISBN 978-90-04-10426-6. OCLC 1014512115.
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