Akiya (Assyrian king)

Akiya
Išši’ak Aššur
Reignc. 2049 B.C.E. — c. 2036 B.C.E.
Predecessor(?)
SuccessorPuzur-Ashur I
BornAssyria (Modern-day Iraq)
Died21st century BCE
Assyria (Modern-day Iraq)
Occupationsovereign

Akiya (Akkadian: 𒀀𒆠𒅀, romanized: A-ki-ia) was according to the Assyrian King List (AKL) the 29th Assyrian monarch, ruling in Assyria's early period. He is listed within a section of the AKL as the third out of the six, "kings whose eponyms are not known." As all the other early rulers listed in the king list and unattested elsewhere, there is dispute among scholars as to whether Akiya was a real historical figure.