▁The ▁fact ▁that ▁S ast ura ▁or ▁his ▁son ▁succeeded ▁Kam ani ▁may ▁be ▁explained ▁by ▁a ▁family ▁relationship ▁to ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁A št ir u wa . ▁S ast ura ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁nep hew , ▁son - in - law ▁or ▁adopted ▁son ▁of ▁Kam ani , ▁but ▁nothing ▁concrete ▁is ▁known . ▁ ▁The ▁son ▁of ▁S ast ura ▁▁ ▁The ▁son ▁of ▁S ast ura ▁was ▁king ▁of ▁C arch em ish ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁century ▁BC , ▁ ▁bearing ▁the ▁titles ▁hero ▁and ▁country - l ord . ▁His ▁name ▁is ▁not ▁preserved ▁but ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁an ▁Ast ir u ▁II ▁who ▁can ▁be ▁hypoth et ically ▁re construct ed ▁from ▁a ▁very ▁fragment ary ▁text . ▁Otherwise ▁he ▁might ▁be ▁the ▁r uler ▁of ▁C arch em ish ▁named ▁P isi ri ▁in ▁Ass y rian ▁sources . ▁If ▁he ▁indeed ▁is ▁not ▁identical ▁with ▁the ▁Ass y rian ▁P isi ri , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁S ast ura ▁could ▁be ▁a ▁prede cess or ▁of ▁P isi ri , ▁possibly ▁the ▁immediate ▁one . ▁ ▁P isi ri ▁▁ ▁P isi ri , ▁the ▁last ▁king ▁of ▁C arch em ish , ▁is ▁only ▁mentioned ▁in ▁Ass y rian ▁sources ▁for ▁the ▁years ▁ 7 3 8 ▁and ▁ 7 1 7 ▁BC . ▁He ▁may ▁or ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁identical ▁with ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Š a št ura ▁named ▁in ▁Hier