Yesdun-Lim

Jaḫdun-Lim was king of Mari in the late 19th century BC. And followed his father Jaggid-Lim to the throne. Official inscriptions document extensive construction work in its capital as well as irrigation projects in the surrounding area. Incidentally, there is little to be found in historical sources about his reign.

It can be assumed, however, that he undertook several campaigns that became the basis for the subsequent flourishing of Mari. These were directed against Semitic tribes and principalities in the surrounding area and thus primarily secured important trade routes. He was eventually of Ila-Kabkabi , the father of Samsi-Adad I. killed. Thereupon his son Sumu-Adad came to the throne for a short time before he was replaced by Šamši-Adad I by his son Jasmaḫ-Addu .

literature

Wu Yuhong: A Political History of Eshnunna, Mari and Assyria during the early Old Babylonian Period (From the end of Ur III to the death of Šamši-Adad) (= Periodic Publications on Ancient Civilizations. 2 = Journal of Ancient Civilizations . Supplement. 1, ZDB -ID 2607645-7 ). Institute of History of Ancient Civilizations - Northeast Normal University, Changchun 1994, pp. 93-107.
Horst Klengel : Syria. 3000 to 300 BC A Handbook of Political History. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin 1992, ISBN 3-05-001820-8 , pp. 49-52.
Jean-Robert Kupper: Jaḫdun-Lim. In: Dietz Otto Edzard (Hrsg.): Reallexikon der Assyriologie und Vorderasiatischen Aräologie . Volume 5, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin / New York 1976–1980, ISBN 3-11-007192-4 , pp. 239–240.

predecessor	Office	successor
Jaggid-Lim	King of Mari	Sumu-Adad

personal data
SURNAME	Yesdun-Lim
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	King of Mari
DATE OF BIRTH	19th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	19th century BC Chr.