Editorial Reviews - 1050s Bc Deaths From the Publisher Excerpt: Shamshi-Adad IV was a King of Assyria from 1054 to 1050 BC. He was the son of Tiglath-Pileser I and usurped the throne from his nephew, Eriba-Adad II . The throne passed at his death to his son, Ashurnasirpal I .A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at ... Synopsis Excerpt: Shamshi-Adad IV was a King of Assyria from 1054 to 1050 BC. He was the son of Tiglath-Pileser I and usurped the throne from his nephew, Eriba-Adad II . The throne passed at his death to his son, Ashurnasirpal I .A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at ...