Arda-Mulissu or Arda-Mulissi, also known as Urdu-Mullissi, Urad-Mullissu and Arad-Ninlil and known in Hebrew writings as Adrammelech, was an ancient Assyrian prince of the Sargonid dynasty, the son of
Stele with a depiction of an Assyrian crown prince, dated to Sennacherib's reign. Arda-Mulissu was Sennacherib's longest-serving crown prince but the stele could also depict the earlier Ashur-nadin-shumi or later Esarhaddon.
The Flight of Adrammelech, illustration from Dalziel's Bible Gallery (1881), depicting Arda-Mulissu and Nabu-shar-usur escaping after murdering Sennacherib.
Sennacherib was the king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from 705 BC until his assassination in 681 BC. The second king of the Sargonid dynasty, Sennacherib is one of the most famous Assyrian kings for the
Arda-Mulissu
…and known in Hebrew writings as Adrammelech (Hebrew: אַדְרַמֶּלֶךְ ʾAḏrammeleḵ), was an ancient Assyrian prince of the Sargonid dynasty, the son of Sennacherib, king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, and the older brother of Sennacherib's successor Esarhaddon. Arda-Mulissu served as Sennacherib's crown prince and…
Cast of a rock relief of Sennacherib from the foot of Mount Judi, near Cizre
Bas-relief depicting Sargon II, Sennacherib's father and predecessor
Sennacherib's father Sargon II (left) facing a high-ranking official, possibly his crown prince Sennacherib
Depiction of Sennacherib's arch-enemy Marduk-apla-iddina II (left), king of Babylon 722–710 BC and 704/703–703 BC and the instigator of many of Sennacherib's later conflicts