Ikun-Shamash
Ikun-Shamash | |
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King of Mari | |
Ikun-Shamash's votive statue | |
Reign | c. 2500 BC Middle Chronology |
King of Mari |
Ikun-Shamash was a king (Lugal) of the second Mariote kingdom who reigned c. 2500 BC.[1] According to François Thureau-Dangin, the king reigned at a time earlier than Ur-Nanshe's of Lagash.[1] Ikun-Shamash's territory seems to have included southern Babylonia.[2]
Statue
Ikun-Shamash's votive statue, set by one of his officials, was discovered in the city of Sippar; the inscription reads: "For Iku(n)shamash, king of Mari, chief executive for Enlil, Arra'il hi[s] . . . , dedicated his statue to Shamash".[3]
King Ikun-Shamash of Mari | ||
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Preceded by |
King of Mari 2500 BC |
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Citations
- 1 2 Alfred Haldar (1971). Who Were the Amorites. p. 16.
- ↑ Robert Boulanger (1966). The Middle East: Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Iran. p. 497.
- ↑ Jerrold S. Cooper (1986). Presargonic Inscriptions. p. 87.
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