ency , ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁spe cially ▁su ited ▁by ▁being ▁a ▁e un uch , ▁the ▁situation ▁of ▁C arch em ish ▁was ▁peace ful , ▁stable ▁and ▁prosper ous , ▁C arch em ish ▁likely ▁standing ▁in ▁good ▁and ▁close ▁contact ▁with ▁Ass y ria . ▁Art ▁reached ▁high ▁levels ▁of ▁cultural ▁s oph istic ation ▁and ▁Y ari ri ▁signed ▁responsible ▁for ▁several ▁building ▁projects ▁and ▁ir rig ation ▁works . ▁ ▁Kam ani ▁▁ ▁Success or ▁of ▁Y ari ri ▁was ▁Kam ani , ▁a ▁son ▁of ▁Ast ir u wa . ▁He ▁bore ▁the ▁titles ▁of ▁r uler ▁and ▁country - l ord , ▁r uling ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁to ▁mid ▁ 8 th ▁century ▁BC , ▁likely ▁around ▁ 7 6 0 ▁BC . ▁During ▁his ▁reign , ▁C arch em ish ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁peace ful ▁and ▁stable . ▁Kam ani ▁had ▁several ▁building ▁projects , ▁under to ok ▁a ▁military ▁con quest ▁and ▁res ett led ▁dev ast ated ▁areas . ▁He ▁founded ▁and ▁populated ▁a ▁city ▁named ▁Kam ana ▁on ▁a ▁territory ▁bought ▁from ▁a ▁city ▁named ▁Kan ap u ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁involved ▁in ▁land ▁sales . ▁ ▁S ast ura ▁▁ ▁S ast ura ▁was ▁the ▁viz ier ▁of ▁Kam ani . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁known ▁if ▁he ▁became ▁king ▁but ▁his ▁son ▁is ▁att ested ▁as ▁r uler ▁of ▁C arch em ish . ▁S ast ura ▁ruled ▁in ▁the ▁mid ▁ 8 th ▁century ▁BC .