Iblul-il

Iblul-il is the first known king of Mari . A statue of him with an inscription was found in the Ištar temple . It is also mentioned in other votive offerings, such as the famous statuette of the singer Ur-Nanše . Based on texts in the Ebla archive , he can also be correlated with its ruler Irkab-Damu .

Historical records show that he waged a war against Ebla and was defeated. As a result, he lost his position as king, but was allowed to continue to rule over Mari as a governor dependent on Ebla. This ended a protracted conflict in which Iblul-il tried above all to limit the economic interests of Eblas.

literature

Giovanni Pettinato : Ebla. A New Look at History. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore MD et al. 1991, ISBN 0-8018-4150-X , pp. 115-117, 237, 241.

personal data
SURNAME	Iblul-il
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	King of Mari
DATE OF BIRTH	between 27th century BC BC and 23rd century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	between 27th century BC BC and 23rd century BC Chr.