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Ishme-Dagan
Sign in to savethumb|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.
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- 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
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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.
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