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Inkishush or Inkišuš (fl. late 3rd millennium BC) was the first Gutian ruler of the Gutian Dynasty mentioned on the Sumerian King List. According to this list, he was the successor of Imta. Sarlagab then succeeded Inkishush.

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Royalty.name
Inkishush or Inkišuš
Royalty.title
King of Sumer
Royalty.reign
Fl. late 3rd millennium BC
Royalty.predecessor
Imta
Royalty.successor
Sarlagab
Royalty.royal house
Gutian Dynasty of Sumer

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Inkishush or Inkišuš (fl. late 3rd millennium BC) was the first Gutian ruler of the Gutian Dynasty mentioned on the Sumerian King List. According to this list, he was the successor of Imta. Sarlagab then succeeded Inkishush.

He would have been contemporary with the Akkadian kings Naram-Sin (r. 2254-2218 BC) and Shar-Kali-Sharri (r. 2217-2193 BC).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Inkishush” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.