Ishgum-Addu or Ishgum-Addad (𒅖𒄣𒀭𒅎 iš-gum DIŠKUR), or more probably Ishkun-Dagan (𒅖𒆲𒀭𒁕𒃶 iš-kun Dda-gan),[1] was a ruler of the city of Mari, northern Mesopotamia, for eight years c. 2135-2127 BCE, after the fall of the Akkadian Empire.[2] He had a son named Apil-kin, according to the Shakkanakku Dynasty List, who ruled after him.[3]
| Ishgum-Addu 𒅖𒆲𒀭𒁕𒃶 | |
|---|---|
| Military governor of Mari King | |
| Reign | c.2135-2127 BCE |
| Predecessor | Ishtup-Ilum |
| Successor | Apil-kin |
| Dynasty | Shakkanakku dynasty |
Mari
Location of Mari, where Ili-Ishar ruled.
Ishgum-Addu appears in the Shakkanakku Dynasty Lists after Ishtup-Ilum.[3][4][5] Besides his mention on the Shakkanakku List, no inscriptions are known of him.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Frayne, Douglas (1993). Sargonic and Gutian Periods. University of Toronto Press. p. 237.
- ^ Leick, Gwendolyn (2002). Who's Who in the Ancient Near East. Routledge. p. 97. ISBN 978-1-134-78795-1.
- ^ a b Leick, Gwendolyn (2002). Who's Who in the Ancient Near East. Routledge. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-134-78795-1.
- ^ Leick, Gwendolyn (2002). Who's Who in the Ancient Near East. Routledge. p. 97. ISBN 978-1-134-78795-1.
- ^ Oliva, Juan (2008). Textos para un historia política de Siria-Palestina I (in Spanish). Ediciones AKAL. p. 86. ISBN 978-84-460-1949-7.