▁monarch ▁of ▁the ▁Early ▁Period ▁of ▁Ass y ria , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁A K L . ▁Api ash al ▁is ▁listed ▁within ▁the ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁A K L ▁as ▁the ▁last ▁of ▁whom ▁" alt ogether ▁sevent een ▁k ings , ▁tent ▁dwell ers ". ▁This ▁section ▁shows ▁marked ▁similar ities ▁to ▁the ▁ancest ors ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁Bab yl onian ▁dynast y . ▁Api ash al ▁is ▁also ▁listed ▁within ▁a ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁A K L ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁the ▁ten ▁" k ings ▁whose ▁f athers ▁are ▁known ". ▁This ▁section ▁( which ▁in ▁contrast ▁to ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁list ) ▁had ▁been ▁written ▁in ▁reverse ▁order — begin ning ▁with ▁A min u ▁( fl . ▁c . ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁BC ▁– ▁c . ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁BC ) ▁and ▁ending ▁with ▁Api ash al ▁" alt ogether ▁ten ▁k ings ▁who ▁are ▁ancest ors " — has ▁often ▁been ▁interpreted ▁as ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁ancest ors ▁of ▁Sh am sh i - Ad ad ▁I . ▁In ▁keeping ▁with ▁this ▁assumption , ▁sch ol ars ▁have ▁infer red ▁that ▁the ▁original ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁A K L ▁had ▁been ▁written ▁( am ong ▁other ▁things ) ▁as ▁an ▁" att empt ▁to ▁justify ▁that ▁Sh am sh i - Ad ad ▁I ▁was ▁a ▁legit imate ▁r uler ▁of ▁the ▁city - state ▁Ass ur ▁and ▁to ▁obsc ure ▁his ▁non - Ass y rian ▁ante ced ents ▁by