Ama-duga

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Ama-duga , possibly also Akatiya , was a Mariot wife of Šamši-Adad I and possibly the mother of Jasmaḫ-Addu and his sister Kun-šimatum . It appears in cuneiform texts from Mari up to the time of Zimrī-Līm . She resided in the palace of Mari , where she was responsible for important administrative functions, which she also kept under the rule of Jasmaḫ-Addus, who at that time was already married to Bēltum . Only under the government of Zimrī-Līms did it lose its importance, although it could not be clarified whether it might not appear less prominent because it moved to another palace. Her Sumerian name, Ama-duga , may be an official name given to her as part of her office at the Royal Palace. Therefore it is believed that it is identical to the Akatiya attested in older texts .

literature

  • Jean-Marie Durand, Les dames du palais de Mari à l'epoque du royaume de Haute-Mesopotarnie , in Mari: Annales de Recherches Interdisciplinaires IV, 1985, pp. 408-412.
personal data
SURNAME Ama-duga
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Akatiya
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Wife of Šamši-Adad I.
DATE OF BIRTH 19th century BC BC or 18th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 18th century BC BC or 17th century BC Chr.