Ikun-Shamash

Ikun-Shamash
King of Mari
Ikun-Shamash's votive statue
Reign c. 2500 BC Middle Chronology
King of Mari

Ikun-Shamash was a king (Lugal) of the second Mariote kingdom who reigned c. 2500 BC.[1] According to François Thureau-Dangin, the king reigned at a time earlier than Ur-Nanshe's of Lagash.[1] Ikun-Shamash's territory seems to have included southern Babylonia.[2]

Statue

The inscription on the statue

Ikun-Shamash's votive statue, set by one of his officials, was discovered in the city of Sippar; the inscription reads: "For Iku(n)shamash, king of Mari, chief executive for Enlil, Arra'il hi[s] . . . , dedicated his statue to Shamash".[3]

King Ikun-Shamash of Mari
Regnal titles
Preceded by
 King of Mari
2500 BC		 Succeeded by

Citations

  1. 1 2 Alfred Haldar (1971). Who Were the Amorites. p. 16.
  2. ↑ Robert Boulanger (1966). The Middle East: Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Iran. p. 497.
  3. ↑ Jerrold S. Cooper (1986). Presargonic Inscriptions. p. 87.


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