▁but ▁of ▁Ek all atum . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Mari ▁E pon ym s ▁Chron icle , ▁I la - k ab k ab u ▁seized ▁Sh u pr um ▁( c . ▁ 1 7 9 0 ▁BC ), ▁then ▁Sh am sh i - Ad ad ▁I ▁“ enter ed ▁his ▁father ' s ▁house ” ▁( Sh am sh i - Ad ad ▁I ▁succeeded ▁I la - k ab k ab u ▁as ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁Ek all atum , ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁year .): 1 6 3 ▁Š am ši - Ad ad ▁I ▁had ▁been ▁forced ▁to ▁fle e ▁to ▁Bab yl on ▁( c . ▁ 1 8 2 3 ▁BC ) ▁while ▁Nar ā m - S în ▁of ▁E sh n un na ▁( fl . ▁c . ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁BC ▁– ▁c . ▁ 1 8 1 6 ▁BC ) ▁had ▁attacked ▁Ek all atum . ▁Sh am sh i - Ad ad ▁I ▁had ▁remained ▁in ▁ex ile ▁until ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁N aram - S in ▁of ▁E sh n un na ▁( c . ▁ 1 8 1 6 ▁BC .) ▁The ▁A K L ▁records ▁that ▁Sh am sh i - Ad ad ▁I ▁" w ent ▁away ▁to ▁Bab yl onia ▁in ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁N aram - S in ". ▁Sh am sh i - Ad ad ▁I ▁did ▁not ▁return ▁until ▁ret aking ▁Ek all atum , ▁p aus ing ▁for ▁some ▁time