Ishgum-Addu

Ishgum-Addu or Ishgum-Addad (𒅖𒄣𒀭𒅎 iš-gum DIŠKUR), or more probably Ishkun-Dagan (𒅖𒆲𒀭𒁕𒃶 iš-kun Dda-gan),[1] was a ruler of the city of Mari, northern Mesopotamia, for eight years c. 2135-2127 BCE, after the fall of the Akkadian Empire .[2] He had a son named Apil-kin, according to the Shakkanakku Dynasty List, who ruled after him.[3]

Ishgum-Addu
𒅖𒆲𒀭𒁕𒃶
Military governor of Mari
King
Reignc.2135-2127 BCE
PredecessorIshtup-Ilum
SuccessorApil-kin
DynastyShakkanakku dynasty
Mari
Location of Mari, where Ili-Ishar ruled.

Ishgum-Addu appears in the Shakkanakku Dynasty Lists after Ishtup-Ilum.[3][4][5] Besides his mention on the Shakkanakku List, no inscriptions are known of him.[1]

References
  1. Frayne, Douglas (1993). Sargonic and Gutian Periods. University of Toronto Press. p. 237.
  2. Leick, Gwendolyn (2002). Who's Who in the Ancient Near East. Routledge. p. 97. ISBN 978-1-134-78795-1.
  3. Leick, Gwendolyn (2002). Who's Who in the Ancient Near East. Routledge. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-134-78795-1.
  4. Leick, Gwendolyn (2002). Who's Who in the Ancient Near East. Routledge. p. 97. ISBN 978-1-134-78795-1.
  5. Oliva, Juan (2008). Textos para un historia política de Siria-Palestina I (in Spanish). Ediciones AKAL. p. 86. ISBN 978-84-460-1949-7.
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