Ibal-Addu

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Ibal-Addu was a king of the small city-state of Ashlakka around 1750 BC. He was contemporary and vassal of Zimri-Lim , king of Mari ( Syria ). During excavations in Mari, numerous cuneiform texts were found, including 33 letters from Ibal-Addu. At the beginning of the reign of Zimri-Lim, Ibal-Addu was probably a pretender to the throne in Aschlakka, but was not installed as king, where a certain Schadum-Adal ruled. Ibal-Addu supported Zimri-Lim in various wars. Zimri-Lim attacked Aschlakka in his third year of reign, since Schadum-Adal acted against Zimri-Lim and put Ibal-Addu on the throne there. The event was so significant that Zimri-Lim named his fourth year of reign after it: the year when Zimri-Lim took Ashlakka . Ibal-Addu married Inib-Sharri , a daughter of Zimri-Lim. Ibal-Addu was thus a vassal of Zimri-Lim. In the following years Ibal-Addu supported the King of Mari in various military operations. In the following years Ibal-Addu proved to be unfaithful to Zimri-Lim and supported opponents of the ruler. Inib-sharri sent letters to Zimri-Lim describing how he betrayed them. She asked to come back to Mari. In his 13th year in office, Zimri-Lim attacked Aschlakka and looted the city. What happened to Ibal-Addu is unknown.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Adam E. Miglio: Tribe and State, The Dynamics of Internation Politics and the Reign of Zimri-Lim , Piscataway 2014, ISBN 978-1-4632-0249-1 , pp. 128-133
  2. ^ Miglio: Tribe and State , pp. 133-139
personal data
SURNAME Ibal-Addu
BRIEF DESCRIPTION King of Ashlakka
DATE OF BIRTH 18th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 18th century BC Chr.
Place of death Mari