, ▁and ▁then ▁over throw ing ▁King ▁Er ish um ▁II ▁of ▁Ass ur ▁( fl . ▁c . ▁ 1 8 1 5 ▁BC ▁– ▁c . ▁ 1 8 0 9 ▁BC ) ▁Sh am sh i - Ad ad ▁I ▁conquer ed ▁Ass ur ▁and ▁emer ged ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁Am or ite ▁king ▁of ▁Ass y ria ▁( c . ▁ 1 8 0 8 ▁BC ) ▁Sh am sh i - Ad ad ▁I ▁attempted ▁to ▁legit im ize ▁his ▁position ▁on ▁the ▁Ass y rian ▁throne ▁by ▁claim ing ▁descent ▁from ▁U sh p ia ▁( an ▁early ▁native ▁Ass y rian ▁king ▁who ▁fl . ▁c . ▁ 2 0 5 0 ▁BC ▁– ▁c . ▁ 2 0 3 0 ▁BC ). ▁ ▁Although ▁regarded ▁as ▁an ▁Am or ite ▁by ▁later ▁Ass y rian ▁tradition , ▁earlier ▁arch ae olog ists ▁assumed ▁that ▁Sh am sh i - Ad ad ▁I ▁had ▁indeed ▁been ▁a ▁native ▁Ass y rian . ▁U sh p ia ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁last ▁in ▁the ▁section ▁" k ings ▁who ▁lived ▁in ▁t ents " ▁of ▁the ▁A K L , ▁however ; ▁U sh p ia ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁confirmed ▁by ▁contemporary ▁artifact s . ▁U sh p ia ▁is ▁succeeded ▁on ▁the ▁A K L ▁by ▁his ▁son ▁Api ash al ▁( fl . ▁c . ▁ 2 0 3 0 ▁BC ▁– ▁c . ▁ 2 0 2 7 ▁BC ). ▁Api ash al ▁was ▁a