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Also known as Lipit-Eshtar

Lipit-Ishtar (Akkadian: 𒇷𒁉𒀉𒁹𒁯, Lipit-Ištar; died 1924 BC) was the 5th king of the First Dynasty of Isin, according to the Sumerian King List (SKL). Also according to the SKL: he was the successor of Ishme-Dagan. Ur-Ninurta then succeeded Lipit-Ištar. Some documents and royal inscriptions from his time have survived, however, Lipit-Ishtar is mostly known due to the Sumerian hymns that were written in his honor, as well as a legal code written in his name (preceding the famed Code of Hammurabi by about 100 years)—which were used for school instruction for hundreds of years after Lipit-Ishta

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Type
Person
Country
FR
Active from
1968-11-10

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  • Atta-mannum, who pleases his lord, is a better servant to his lord than you! Why is it that you have not been avenging your lord, and not keeping me informed? [...] The enemy has camped down in Iri-gibil. Chase them away from those settlements; [...] Do not let these cities out of your grasp. Station your people -- it is urgent!

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Key facts

Royalty.name
Lipit-Ishtar
Royalty.image
Votive cone with cuneiform inscription of Lipit-Eshtar MET DP360673.jpg
Royalty.caption
Votive cone with cuneiform inscription of Lipit-Eshtar
Royalty.succession
King of Isin
Royalty.reign
c. 1935 - c. 1924 BC
Royalty.predecessor
Ishme-Dagan
Royalty.successor
Ur-Ninurta
Royalty.death_date
c. 1924 BC
Royalty.dynasty
First Dynasty of Isin

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Lipit-Ishtar (Akkadian: 𒇷𒁉𒀉𒁹𒁯, Lipit-Ištar; died 1924 BC) was the 5th king of the First Dynasty of Isin, according to the Sumerian King List (SKL). Also according to the SKL: he was the successor of Ishme-Dagan. Ur-Ninurta then succeeded Lipit-Ištar. Some documents and royal inscriptions from his time have survived, however, Lipit-Ishtar is mostly known due to the Sumerian hymns that were written in his honor, as well as a legal code written in his name (preceding the famed Code of Hammurabi by about 100 years)—which were used for school instruction for hundreds of years after Lipit-Ishtar's death. The annals of Lipit-Ishtar's reign recorded that he also repulsed the Amorites.

==See also== Isin Sumer Amorites Cuneiform law History of Sumer List of Mesopotamian dynasties

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