Ishme-Dagan

thumb|Left: Cuneiform clay tablet. Old Babylonian, 1900-1700 BC.Right: Sumerian cuneiform "foundation stone". This clay cone was embedded in a wall, and contains the deed of foundation of the city walls of Isin (Tell Bahriyat) by king Ishme-Dagan of Isin (1953-1935 BC). Ishme-Dagan (, Diš-me-Dda-gan, Išme-Dagān; died 1935 BC) 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-Dagan. Lipit-Ishtar then succeeded Ishme-Dagan. Ishme-Dagan was one of the kings to restore the Ekur.

Music · MusicBrainz

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Key facts

Royalty.name: Ishme-Dagan
Royalty.image: Ishme-Dagan (name).jpg
Royalty.caption: Inscription of the name "Ishme-Dagan"
Royalty.succession: King of Isin
Royalty.reign: c. 1954 - c. 1935 BC
Royalty.predecessor: Iddin-Dagan
Royalty.successor: Lipit-Ishtar
Royalty.death_date: c. 1935 BC
Royalty.royal house: First Dynasty of Isin
Royalty.father: Iddin-Dagan

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Father: Iddin-Dagan
Occupation: sovereign
Religion: Sumerian religion
Image: Hymn Iddin-Dagan Louvre AO8864.jpg

Show 2 more facts

date of birth: 2000-01-01
date of death: 1935-01-01

Sources (2)

via Wikidata · CC0

~1 min read

Encyclopedic overview

2 sections

Contents

See also
References

File:Stamped brick with the name of Ishme-Dagan, king of Isin, Isin-Larsa Period, from Ur, currently housed in the British Museum.jpg|Stamped brick with the name of Ishme-Dagan, king of Isin, Isin-Larsa Period, from Ur, British Museum

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

Available in 19 languages

via Wikidata sitelinks · CC0