▁great ▁powers ▁Yam kh ad ▁and ▁E sh n un na ▁began ▁attack ing . ▁The ▁emp ire ▁lack ed ▁coh es ion ▁and ▁was ▁in ▁a ▁vulner able ▁ge ographical ▁position . ▁Natur ally , ▁Sh am sh i - Ad ad ▁I ' s ▁rise ▁to ▁glory ▁earned ▁him ▁the ▁env y ▁of ▁neighbor ing ▁k ings ▁and ▁tribes , ▁and ▁throughout ▁his ▁reign , ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁sons ▁faced ▁several ▁thre ats ▁to ▁their ▁control . ▁After ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Sh am sh i - Ad ad ▁I , ▁E sh n un na ▁captured ▁cities ▁around ▁Ass ur . ▁When ▁the ▁news ▁of ▁Sh am sh i - Ad ad ▁I ' s ▁death ▁spread , ▁his ▁old ▁riv als ▁set ▁out ▁to ▁to pp le ▁his ▁sons ▁from ▁the ▁throne . ▁Y asma h - Ad ad ▁was ▁soon ▁exp elled ▁from ▁Mari ] ▁by ▁Z im ri - L im ▁( fl . ▁c . ▁ 1 7 7 5 ▁BC ▁– ▁c . ▁ 1 7 6 1 ▁BC ), ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁emp ire ▁was ▁eventually ▁lost ▁during ▁the ▁reign s ▁of ▁I š me - D ag ā n ▁I ▁and ▁Mut - A sh kur ▁( fl . ▁c . ▁ 1 7 3 0 ▁BC ▁– ▁c . ▁ 1 7 2 0 ▁BC ) ▁to ▁another ▁Am or ite ▁r uler , ▁Hamm ur abi ▁of ▁Bab yl on ▁( fl . ▁c . ▁ 1 8 1 0