Rukibtu

After his predecessor Mitinti I instigated an unsuccessful rebellion against the emperor Tiglath-Pileser III in Ashkelon, Rukibtu deposed him and usurped the throne for himself.

Tiglath-Pileser III's annals call him "Rukibtu, son of [...]" - the name of his father has not survived.

Some scholars have suggested that his father was Mitinti I, however, kings of ignoble origins were often called "son of a nobody" in Assyrian and Babylonian sources, and with Rukibtu having usurped the throne, this possibility cannot be ruled out.

[3] Rukibtu was succeeded by Sidqa, who also instigated a failed revolt against Assyrian authority.

Sennacherib then deposed Sidqa, and placed Rukibtu's son Šarru-lu-dari on the throne of Ashkelon.