Iakhdunlim
Sign in to savethumb|Yahdun-Lim's inscription on a disk Yahdun-Lim (or Yakhdunlim, Yahdunlim; from Akkadian ia-aḫ-du-un-li-im, in Amorite Yaʿdun-lîm; died 1797 BC) was a king of Mari. He was of Amorite origin, and became king after the death of his father Yaggid-Lim. Yahdun-Lim built Mari up to become one of the major powers of the region. He led a successful campaign to the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Yahdun-Lim
- Royalty.succession
- King of Mari
- Royalty.reign
- c. 1820 – c. 1797 BC
- Royalty.predecessor
- Yaggid-Lim
- Royalty.successor
- Sumu-Yamam
- Royalty.death_date
- c. 1797 BC
- Royalty.father
- Yaggid-Lim
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- Disk Yahdun-Lim Louvre AO18236.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1900-01-01
- date of death
- 1900-01-01
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- Yaḫdun-Lim
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- Reign
- Shamshi-Adad I
- See also
- Notes
- Literature
thumb|Yahdun-Lim's inscription on a disk Yahdun-Lim (or Yakhdunlim, Yahdunlim; from Akkadian ia-aḫ-du-un-li-im, in Amorite Yaʿdun-lîm; died 1797 BC) was a king of Mari. He was of Amorite origin, and became king after the death of his father Yaggid-Lim. Yahdun-Lim built Mari up to become one of the major powers of the region. He led a successful campaign to the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
== Reign == left|thumb|An inscription of Yahdun-LimYahdun-Lim started his reign by subduing seven of his rebelling tribal leaders, and rebuilding the walls of Mari and Terqa in addition to building a new fort which he named Dur-Yahdun-Lim.