Ishma-Dagan Explained

Ishma-Dagan (Ish-ma-^Dda-gan, c. 2190-2146 BCE) was a ruler of the city of Mari, one of the military governors known as Shakkanakku in northern Mesopotamia, in the later period of the Akkadian Empire.^[1] According to the dynastic lists, he ruled for 45 years, after Shu-Dagan, and was the third Shakkanakku ruler.^[2] Ishma-Dagan was probably contemporary with the Akkadian Empire ruler Shar-Kali-Sharri.^[3] He had two sons who succeeded him in turn as Shakkanakkus of Mari: Nûr-Mêr and Ishtup-Ilum.^[2]

He is also known from inscriptions by his son Ishtup-Ilum mentioning his father, in dedication tablets for the building of a temple:^[1]

Notes and References

1. Book: Leick . Gwendolyn . Who's Who in the Ancient Near East . 2002 . Routledge . 978-1-134-78796-8 . en.
2. Book: Oliva . Juan . Textos para un historia política de Siria-Palestina I . 2008 . Ediciones AKAL . 978-84-460-1949-7 . 86 . es.
3. Book: Durand . M.L. . Supplément au Dictionnaire de la Bible: TELL HARIRI/MARI: TEXTES . 227 . 2008.