ASSUR-DAN.  Assur-dan I.  "Assur is Judge."  An early king of Assyria, the son of Ninip-pileser, who in the reign of Zamama-zikiriddina invaded and plundered the country of Babylonia, and began the reconstruction of the temples of Anu and Rimmon at Assur, which were erected by Samas-Rimmon II.  He died, however, before he had time to do more than pull down the structures.  Also written without the hyphen, Assurdan.  See also Asardin and Assurdayan. (An Archaic Dictionary, Cooper, 1876).