Kikkia

Kikkia

Kikkia (sometimes given as Kikkiya), inscribed mKi-ik-ki-a (fl. c. 2030 BC) was according to the Assyrian King List (AKL) the 28th Assyrian monarch, ruling in Assyria's early period during the 21st century BC. He is listed within a section of the AKL as the second out of the six, "kings whose eponyms are not known." As all the other early rulers listed in the king list and unattested elsewhere, there is dispute among scholars as to whether Kikkia was a real historical figure. Apart from his appearance in two copies of the Assyrian King List (the Khorsabad and SDAS copies, but not the Nassouhi one which is damaged at the top where he might have appeared), he is only known from two building inscriptions of his successors, moreover; the earliest of these is that of Ashur-rim-nisheshu (c. 1398 BC — c. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Kikkia is the 14,066th most popular politician (down from 8,934th in 2024). (down from 1,763rd in 2019)