Dudu (Akkad)

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Dudu was from about 2195 to 2174 BC. King of Akkad . Dudu took over and stabilized the empire, which had been weakened by the Gutä incursions occurring since Sar -kali-šarri . He was also able to carry out some campaigns in the regions around Girsu and Umma as well as to Elam . Several seal inscriptions and votive offerings have been found by him.

literature

  • I. Yellow / B. Kienast, The ancient Akkadian royal inscriptions of the third millennium BC Chr. , Freiburg, 1990, p. 121.
  • DR Frayne, Sargonic and Gutian Periods (2334-2113 BC) , Toronto, 1993, pp. 210-213.
predecessor Office successor
Elulu King of Akkad
2195–2174 BC Chr. 		Su-Durul
personal data
SURNAME Dudu
BRIEF DESCRIPTION King of Akkad
DATE OF BIRTH 23rd century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 22nd century BC Chr.