Išme-Dagan I.
Išme-Dagan I. ( Ischme-Dagan , Isme-Dagan ), from 1778 to 1744 BC BC ( middle chronology ) or 1714 to 1680 BC BC (short chronology) was the 40th Assyrian king.
He was the son of Šamši-Adad I. The seat of government of Išme-Dagan I was Ekallatum , near Aššur . He ruled for forty years, but Landsberger (1954) includes six years in which he was viceroy to his father in Ekallatum. Reade also thinks it is possible that his reign partially overlapped with that of his father Šamši-Adad. According to the Mari letters, in the ninth year of Zimri-Lim's reign, he was driven out of Ekallatum by an Elamite invasion and fled to the court of Hammurabi in Babylon, where he became seriously ill. His death probably falls in the 31st year of Hammurabi's reign.
He was succeeded by the King List , dugul Ashur- . A copy of the list, VAT 9812 , names his son Mut-Aškur and Re-mu- [x] as his successors, neither of whom appear in the other lists. Landsberger even adopts a third king after Re-mu- [x], whose name has not been preserved. Documents from Mari may confirm the Mut-Aškur government.
literature
- D. Charpin, J.-M. Durand: Aššur avant l'Assyrie. MARI 8, 1997. 372-73.
- Julian Reade : Assyrian king-lists, the Royal Tombs of Ur, and Indus origins. In: Journal of Near Eastern Studies . 60/1, 2001, 1-29.
- Benno Landsberger : Assyrian King List and Dark Ages.
- Texts from the environment of the Old Testament Volume 1 / New Series, Gütersloher Verlagshaus 2004, ISBN 3-579-05289-6
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Samši-Adad I. |
Assyrian King 1778–1744 BC Chr. / 1714–1680 BC Chr. |
Courage Aškur |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Išme-Dagan I. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ischme-Dagan; Isme-Dagan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Assyrian king |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 18th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 18th century BC Chr. |