Ishgum-Addu Explained

Ishgum-Addu
Military governor of Mari
King
Reign:c.2135-2127 BCE
Predecessor:Ishtup-Ilum
Successor:Apil-kin
Dynasty:Shakkanakku dynasty

Ishgum-Addu or Ishgum-Addad (iš-gum DIŠKUR), or more probably Ishkun-Dagan (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 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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Frayne . Douglas . Sargonic and Gutian Periods . 1993 . 237. University of Toronto Press . en.
  2. Book: Leick . Gwendolyn . Who's Who in the Ancient Near East . 2002 . Routledge . 978-1-134-78795-1 . 97 . en.
  3. Book: Leick . Gwendolyn . Who's Who in the Ancient Near East . 2002 . Routledge . 978-1-134-78795-1 . 36 . en.
  4. Book: Leick . Gwendolyn . Who's Who in the Ancient Near East . 2002 . Routledge . 978-1-134-78795-1 . 97 . en.
  5. Book: Oliva . Juan . Textos para un historia política de Siria-Palestina I . 2008 . Ediciones AKAL . 978-84-460-1949-7 . 86 . es.