Ikunum Explained

Ikunum
Issi'ak Assur
Reign:	1934–1921 BC^[1]
Predecessor:	Erishum I
Successor:	Sargon I
Succession:	King of Assur
Issue:	Sargon I
Father:	Ilu-shuma

Ikunum (Akkadian: {{cuneiform|) was a king of Assyria 1934–1921 BC and the son of Ilushuma. He built a temple for the god Ninkigal.^[2] He strengthened the fortifications of the city of Assur and maintained commercial colonies in Asia Minor.^[3] The following is a list of the sixteen annually-elected limmu officials from the year of accession of Ikunum until the year of his death.^[4]

• 1934 BC Buzi son of Adad-rabi
• 1933 BC Šuli son of Šalmah
• 1932 BC Iddin-Suen son of Šalmah
• 1931 BC Ikunum son of Šudaya
• 1930 BC Dan-Wer son of Ahu-ahi
• 1929 BC Šu-Anum from Nerabtim
• 1928 BC Il-massu son of Aššur-ṭab
• 1927 BC Šu-Hubur son of Šuli
• 1926 BC Idua son of Ṣulili
• 1925 BC Laqip son of Puzur-Laba
• 1924 BC Šu-Anum the hapirum
• 1923 BC Uku son of Bila
• 1922 BC Aššur-malik son of Panaka
• 1921 BC Dan-Aššur son of Puzur-Wer

References

• Book: Bertman, Stephen . 2005 . Handbook to Life in Ancient Mesopotamia . New York . Oxford UP.

Notes and References

1. Book: Chen, Fei. Study on the Synchronistic King List from Ashur. BRILL. 2020. 978-9004430914. Leiden. Appendix I: A List of Assyrian Kings. https://brill.com/view/book/9789004430921/back-1.xml?body=fullhtml-43184.
2. Book: Rogers, Robert . 2003 . A History of Babylonia and Assyria . Lost Arts Media . 978-1-59016-317-7 . registration .
3. Book: Bertman, Stephen . 2005 . Handbook to Life in Ancient Mesopotamia . Oxford UP . New York . 88.
4. Cahit Günbattı, An Eponym List (KEL G) from Kültepe Altoriental. Forsch. 35 (2008) 1, 103-132.