Indabibi was a ruler of ancient

Elam Elam (; Linear Elamite: ''hatamti''; Cuneiform Elamite: ; Sumerian: ; Akkadian: ; he, עֵילָם ''ʿēlām''; peo, 𐎢𐎺𐎩 ''hūja'') was an ancient civilization centered in the far west and southwest of modern-day Iran, stretc ...

in 649 BCE and perhaps 648. He is sometimes referred to as Indabigash. He was the successor of

Tammaritu II Tammaritu II was the ruler of Elam from 652 until 650 or 649 BC.Jane McIntosh gives the date of the end of his first reign as 649. Potts gives the date of the end of Tammaritu's first reign as either 650 or 649 BC. D. T. Potts (1999). ''The Archae ...

and the predecessor of

Humban-Haltash III Humban-haltash III or Umanaldash was the last major ruler of Elam. He belonged to the Humban-Tahrid, "Neo-Elamite", dynasty (c.830–521 BC). He became king 650 BC. During his kingdom, the Assyrian people attacked Elam and occupied Madektu. Th ...

. Elam was located to the east of the more powerful Assyrian Empire, and the reign of Indabibi occurred during the reign of Assyrian king

Ashurbanipal Ashurbanipal (Neo-Assyrian language, Neo-Assyrian cuneiform: , meaning "Ashur (god), Ashur is the creator of the heir") was the king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from 669 BCE to his death in 631. He is generally remembered as the last great king o ...

(668 - c. 617). In 649 BC, then-Elamite king Tammaritu II was deposed in an uprising and fled to Assyria's king Ashurbanipal, at which point Indabibi took the throne. At this time, Ashurbanipal was engaged in a conflict with his brother, Shamash-shum-ukin, king of Babylon, who was attempting to gain control of the Assyrian Empire. Tammaritu II militarily supported Shamash-shum-ukin. 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. Later Ashurbanipal sent a messenger to demand the extradition of the remaining subjects, but the message did not reach Elam. The ''Annals'' of Ashurbanipal record that Ashurbanipal declared war against Indabibi. As Ashurbanipal's armies approached Elam, the Elamites revolted and killed Indabibi in 648. Indabibi was then replaced by Humban-haltash III.Elizabeth Carter and Matthew W. Stolper (1984). ''Elam: Surveys of Political History and Archaeology.'' p. 50.

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{{reflist 7th-century BC monarchs in Asia Military history of the ancient Near East Kings of the Neo-Elamite Period

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