Ishgum-Addu

Ishgum-Addu
𒅖𒆲𒀭𒁕𒃢
King of Mari
Reignc. 2136 - c. 2127 BC
PredecessorIshtup-Ilum
SuccessorApil-kin
Diedc. 2127 BC
IssueApil-kin
DynastyShakkanakku dynasty
Mari
Location of Mari

Ishgum-Addu or Ishgum-Addad (π’…–π’„£π’€­π’…Ž iΕ‘-gum DIΕ KUR), or more probably Ishkun-Dagan (𒅖𒆲𒀭𒁕𒃢 iΕ‘-kun Dda-gan; died c. 2127 BC),[1] was a ruler of the city of Mari, northern Mesopotamia, for eight years c. 2136-2127 BC, after the fall of Akkad.[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][2][4] Besides his mention on the Shakkanakku List, no inscriptions are known of him.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Frayne, Douglas (1993). Sargonic and Gutian Periods. University of Toronto Press. p. 237.
  2. ^ a b Leick, Gwendolyn (2002). Who's Who in the Ancient Near East. Routledge. p. 97. ISBN 978-1-134-78795-1.
  3. ^ a b Leick, Gwendolyn (2002). Who's Who in the Ancient Near East. Routledge. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-134-78795-1.
  4. ^ Oliva, Juan (2008). Textos para un historia polΓ­tica de Siria-Palestina I (in Spanish). Ediciones AKAL. p. 86. ISBN 978-84-460-1949-7.