Puzur-Ashur II (also transcribed as Puzur-Aššur II; died 1873 BC) was king (Išši’ak Aššur, "Steward of Assur") during the Old Assyrian period 1881 to 1873 BC. Puzur-Ashur II had been both the son and successor of Sargon I. Due to Sargon I's long reign, Puzur-Ashur II came to the throne at such a late age that one of his sons, named Ili-bani was a witness in a contract (and so already a grown man) 11 years before Puzur-Ashur II became ruler. Puzur-Ashur II was succeeded by his son Naram-Sin. The following is a list of the nine annually-elected "limmu" ("eponym") officials from the year of accession of Puzur-Ashur II, the "waklum" ("overseer"), in the limmu of Ashur-iddin (son of Shuli) to Puzur-Ashur II's death in the limmu of Inaya (son of Amuraya.)Klaas R. Veenhof, The old Assyrian list of year eponyms from Karum Kanish and its chronological implications (Ankara, Turkish Historical Society, 2003). BC dates are based on a date of 1833 BC for the recorded solar eclipse in the limmu of Puzur-Ištar:C. Michel, Nouvelles données pour la chronologie du IIᵉ millénaire, NABU 2002, Nr. 20, 17f.
1880 BC Aššur-iddin son of Šuli 1879 BC Aššur-nada son of Puzur-Ana 1878 BC Kubia son of Karria 1877 BC Ili-dan son of Elali 1876 BC Ṣilulu son of Uku 1875 BC Aššur-nada son of Ili-binanni 1874 BC Ikuppi-Ištar son of Ikua 1873 BC Buzutaya son of Šuli 1872 BC Innaya son of Amuraya
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