Ashur-dain-aplu (Akkadian: Aššur-daʾʾin-aplu, meaning "Ashur is the heir's judge") was an ancient Assyrian prince of the Adaside dynasty and palace official...

Yamada suggested that the palace official Ashur-dain-aplu was one of Shalmaneser V's sons. Ashur-dain-aplu is identified in a letter as the "son of Shalmaneser"...

official Ashur-dain-aplu, who retained a prominent position under the Sargonid kings. Sargon's only known reference to Shalmaneser describes Ashur punishing...