Ishtup-ilum
Sign in to saveIshtup-Ilum, also Ishtup-El (, Ish-dub-ilum; died 2136 BC) was a ruler of the city of Mari, one of the military governors known as Shakkanakku in northern Mesopotamia, after the fall of Akkad. He was probably a contemporary with the Second Dynasty of Lagash, around the time of Gudea. He was the son of Ishma-Dagan and brother of Nûr-Mêr, both Shakkanakkus of Mari before him, and, according to the dynastic lists, he ruled after them for a period of 11 years.
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- Attestations
- Statue of Ishtup-Ilum
- Dedication tablets
- References
Ishtup-Ilum, also Ishtup-El (, Ish-dub-ilum; died 2136 BC) was a ruler of the city of Mari, one of the military governors known as Shakkanakku in northern Mesopotamia, after the fall of Akkad. He was probably a contemporary with the Second Dynasty of Lagash, around the time of Gudea. He was the son of Ishma-Dagan and brother of Nûr-Mêr, both Shakkanakkus of Mari before him, and, according to the dynastic lists, he ruled after them for a period of 11 years.
==Attestations== He is known from inscriptions mentioning the building of a temple, as well as from a monumental statue, discovered in Mari.
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