thumb|upright|Inscription "Statue of Iddi-Ilum|Iddi-Ilum, shakkanakku of Mari", using the Sumerian: , šagina, on the [[Statue of Iddi-Ilum.]] Shakkanakku (Sumerian: , GIR.NITA or šagina, , Shakkanakku), was an Akkadian-language title designating a military governor. Mari was ruled by a dynasty of hereditary Shakkanakkus which was originally set by the Akkadian Empire and gained independence following Akkad's collapse. It is considered that the Shakkanakkus gained some form of independence and came to be considered as "Kings" from the time of Apil-Kin. A critical analysis of the Shakkanakku Lis
thumb|upright|Inscription "Statue of Iddi-Ilum|Iddi-Ilum, shakkanakku of Mari", using the Sumerian: , šagina, on the [[Statue of Iddi-Ilum.]] Shakkanakku (Sumerian: , GIR.NITA or šagina, , Shakkanakku), was an Akkadian-language title designating a military governor. Mari was ruled by a dynasty of hereditary Shakkanakkus which was originally set by the Akkadian Empire and gained independence following Akkad's collapse. It is considered that the Shakkanakkus gained some form of independence and came to be considered as "Kings" from the time of Apil-Kin. A critical analysis of the Shakkanakku List of Mari has been published.
The title is also known around the same time in Elam, where several "Shakkanakku (Military Governor) of the country of Elam" with typically Akkadian names ruled for the Akkadian kings.
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