| Shu-turul | |
| Reign: | c. 2168 BC – 2154 BC |
| Predecessor: | Dudu |
| Successor: | Gutian Dynasty |
| Succession: | King of the Akkadian Empire |
| Father: | Dudu of Akkad |
Shu-turul (Shu-durul,, shu-tur2-ul3)[1] [2] (also Šu-Turul) was the last king of the Akkadian Empire, ruling for 15 years according to the Sumerian king list.[3] It indicates that he succeeded his father Dudu. A few artifacts, seal impressions etc. attest that he held sway over a greatly reduced Akkadian territory that included Kish, Tutub, Nippur, and Eshnunna. The Diyala river also bore the name "Shu-durul" at the time.[4]
The king list asserts that Akkad was then conquered, and the hegemony returned to Uruk following his reign.[5] It further lists six names of an Uruk dynasty; however only two of these six rulers, Ur-nigin, and Ur-gigir, have been confirmed through archaeology. With Akkad's collapse the Gutians, who had established their capital at Adab, became the regional power, though several of the southern city-states such as Uruk, Ur and Lagash also declared independence around this time.[6]
A few inscriptions in his name are known.[7] One, on an administrative clay sealing found at Kish reads:
A clay sealing of Shu-turl was found at Nippur.[8] Another reading "[S]u-Turul, the [m]ighty, [ki]ng of [Aga]de: ... [(is) his servant]." was found at Tell Asmar.
A votive mace, made of dark green marble,[9] [10] is also known with an inscription mentioning Shu-turul and the dedication of a temple to Nergal:
A seventeen centimeter long copper axe, acquired on the antiquities market, reads "Su-Turul, the mighty, king of Agade".
A tablet found at Adab contains the year name "year when Shu-Durul assumed the kingdom".[11] [12]
A one manna weight(in the shape of a duck), now held at the Urfa Museum, is inscribed with the name of an official of Akkadian ruler Shu-durul was recovered from a looted context in Titris Hoyuk.[13]
