[3] 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.
[4] During a battle, one of his generals, Indabibi, switched sides, and Tammaritu escaped to Nineveh in either 650 or 649 BC.
[5] As relations soured, Ashurbanipal send a demand that Indabibi extradite to him a number of rebellious subjects who were taking refuge in Elam.
[6] Later Ashurbanipal sent a messenger to demand the extradition of the remaining subjects, but the message did not reach Elam.
[7] As Ashurbanipal's armies approached Elam, the Elamites revolted and killed Indabibi in 648.