, ▁also ▁Ast ir u , ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁known ▁r uler ▁of ▁the ▁dynast y ▁named ▁after ▁him . ▁Bear ing ▁the ▁titles ▁of ▁country - l ord , ▁hero , ▁and ▁king , ▁he ▁ruled ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁and ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁century ▁BC , ▁possibly ▁between ▁ 8 4 8 ▁and ▁ 7 9 0 ▁BC . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁known ▁if ▁he ▁had ▁any ▁prede cess ors ▁from ▁the ▁same ▁d yn astic ▁line , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁known ▁that ▁two ▁or ▁more ▁unknown ▁k ings ▁of ▁some ▁d yn astic ▁line ▁occupied ▁the ▁throne ▁of ▁C arch em ish ▁between ▁him ▁and ▁the ▁last ▁known ▁preceding ▁r uler ▁of ▁C arch em ish , ▁Sang ara ▁( last ▁mentioned ▁in ▁Ass y rian ▁sources ▁in ▁ 8 4 8 ▁BC ). ▁King ▁Ast ir u wa ▁is ▁not ▁known ▁from ▁his ▁own ▁ins cri ptions ▁but ▁is ▁mentioned ▁in ▁ins cri ptions ▁of ▁his ▁success ors ▁or ▁servants . ▁The ▁only ▁fact ▁known ▁about ▁his ▁time ▁of ▁rule ▁is ▁that ▁he ▁built ▁craft ▁houses . ▁Before ▁his ▁death , ▁Ast ir u wa ▁chose ▁his ▁immediate ▁successor ▁Y ari ri ▁as ▁a ▁reg ent ▁for ▁his ▁under age ▁son ▁Kam ani ▁and ▁his ▁brothers . ▁ ▁Y ari ri ▁▁ ▁Y ari ri ▁was ▁the ▁next ▁known ▁r uler ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Ast ir u wa . ▁He ▁bore ▁the ▁titles ▁of ▁r uler ▁and ▁prince ▁and ▁re