Ishme-Dagan Explained

Ishme-Dagan
King of Isin
King of Sumer
Native Lang1:Akkadian
Native Lang1 Name1:Išme-Dagān
Reign:19 regnal years
1953-1935 BC (MC)
1889-1871 BC (SC)
Predecessor:Iddin-Dagān
Successor:Lipit-Ištar
Royal House:First Dynasty of Isin
Father:Iddin-Dagān

Ishme-Dagan (Akkadian: {{cuneiform|, Diš-me-Dda-gan, Išme-Dagān;[1] fl. c. 1889 BC — c. 1871 BC by the short chronology of the ancient near east) was the 4th king of the First Dynasty of Isin, according to the "Sumerian King List" (SKL). Also according to the SKL: he was both the son and successor of Iddin-Dagān. Lipit-Ištar then succeeded Išme-Dagān. Išme-Dagān was one of the kings to restore the Ekur.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sumerian Dictionary . oracc.iaas.upenn.edu.