Maništušu

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Maništušu ( Manishtushu ) was from 2299 to 2284 BC. BC ( middle chronology ) or 2235 to 2220 BC BC (short chronology) King of Akkad and the son of Sargon of Akkad and Tašlultum .

Dating

Previously it was believed that Rimuš , the younger brother, ruled first. An older king list, published around 2003, makes a reverse order very likely. The naming of the exact numbers of those killed and captured by Naram-Sin , introduced under Rimuš , also suggests that such mentions are missing under Maništušu. The dates of the reigns reflect the new knowledge.

history

Manishtushu Obelisk in the Louvre, dating to 2270 BC Chr.

The area of ​​power of Akkad extended to Aššur and Nineveh , where, according to Šamši-Adad I, he had the Ishtar temple built.

So far, Maništušu is the only recorded king who entered Magan in connection with a campaign and fought there against an alliance of "lords from 32 cities". He advanced with his army to the “precious metal gallery” and then had his statue made of “black stone”. The reasons for such expeditions were the procurement of raw materials . Black stone (similar to diorite ) was imported from the coast opposite Magan , as this stone was primarily required for the production of cult statues and cult objects . A statue dedicated to the god Enlil was also made from this material .

The most famous building in Maništušu is the obelisk named after him with an inscription that documents the purchase of eight parcels of land with a total of 3430 hectares for 7.5 talents of silver in northern Babylonia . The background to such purchases was the need to reward members of the military with land and thus increase morale. Such land purchases repeatedly caused numerous uprisings during the Akkadian rule. It is therefore not surprising that his rule came to a violent end, a fate that befell his brother Rimuš and successor.

literature

  • Dietz Otto Edzard: History of Mesopotamia. CHBeck Verlag, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-406-51664-5
  • Gebhard J. Selz: Sumerians and Akkadians. CHBeck Verlag, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-406-50874-X

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gebhard J. Selz: Sumerer and Akkader. CHBeck Verlag, Munich 2005
predecessor Office successor
Sargon of Akkad Great King of Akkad
around 2299–2284 BC BC / 2235–2220 BC Chr. 		Rimuš
personal data
SURNAME Maništušu
BRIEF DESCRIPTION King of Akkad
DATE OF BIRTH before 2270 BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 23rd century BC BC or 22nd century BC Chr.