icul ously ▁planned , ▁and ▁his ▁army ▁knew ▁all ▁the ▁classic ▁methods ▁of ▁sie ge craft , ▁such ▁as ▁enc ir cling ▁r amp arts ▁and ▁batter ing ▁r ams . ▁ ▁Family ▁▁ ▁While ▁I sh me - D agan ▁I ▁was ▁probably ▁a ▁compet ent ▁r uler , ▁his ▁brother ▁Y asma h - Ad ad ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁man ▁of ▁weak ▁character ; ▁something ▁the ▁disappoint ed ▁father ▁( Sh am sh i - Ad ad ▁I ) ▁was ▁not ▁above ▁mention ing : ▁ ▁Sh am sh i - Ad ad ▁I ▁wrote ▁in ▁another ▁letter : ▁ ▁Sh am sh i - Ad ad ▁I ▁clearly ▁kept ▁a ▁firm ▁control ▁on ▁the ▁actions ▁of ▁his ▁sons , ▁as ▁shown ▁in ▁his ▁many ▁letters ▁to ▁them . ▁At ▁one ▁point ▁he ▁arranged ▁a ▁political ▁marriage ▁between ▁Y asma h - Ad ad ▁to ▁B elt um , ▁the ▁prin cess ▁of ▁his ▁al ly ▁in ▁Q at na . ▁Y asma h - Ad ad ▁already ▁had ▁a ▁leading ▁wife ▁and ▁had ▁put ▁B elt um ▁in ▁a ▁secondary ▁position ▁of ▁power . ▁Sh am sh i - Ad ad ▁I ▁did ▁not ▁appro ve ▁and ▁forced ▁his ▁son ▁to ▁keep ▁B elt um ▁in ▁the ▁palace ▁in ▁a ▁leading ▁position . ▁ ▁Sh am sh i - Ad ad ▁I ▁sent ▁a ▁letter ▁on ▁a ▁table t ▁to ▁I sh i - Ad du ▁( B elt um ' s ▁father , ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁Q