About Indabibi
Lived 700 BC – 649 BC. Indabibi was a monarch.
Indabibi was a ruler of ancient Elam in 649 BCE and perhaps 648. He is sometimes referred to as Indabigash. He was the successor of Tammaritu II and the predecessor of Humban-Haltash III. During a battle, one of his generals, Indabibi, switched sides, and Tammaritu escaped to Nineveh in either 650 or 649 BC. Thus began the brief rule of Indabibi over Elam.
Assyrian records give contradictory reports concerning Indabibi's relationship to Assyria: one source, written during Indabibi's rule records that Indabibi was an ally and "brother" of Ashurbanipal, while a source written two years later has a different opinion.
As relations soured, Ashurbanipal send a demand that Indabibi extradite to him a number of rebellious subjects who were taking refuge in Elam. Indabibi delivered some of these, but withheld others. As Ashurbanipal's armies approached Elam, the Elamites revolted and killed Indabibi in 648.
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Who was Indabibi?
monarch
When was Indabibi born?
Indabibi was born in 700 BC.
When did Indabibi die?
Indabibi died in 649 BC.
What was Indabibi's occupation?
Indabibi was a monarch.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Indabibi. https://biography.guide/indabibi/
MLA: "Indabibi." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/indabibi/.
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