# Ikun-Shamash

Ikun-Shamash or Iku-Shamash (𒄿𒆪𒀭𒌓; fl. c. 2500 BC) was a King of the second Mariote kingdom. According to François Thureau-Dangin, the king reigned at a time earlier than Ur-Nanshe of Lagash. He is one of three Mari kings known from archaeology, and probably the oldest one. Another king was Iku-Shamagan, also known from a statue with inscription, in the National Museum of Damascus. The third king is Lamgi-Mari, also read Išgi-Mari, also known from an inscribed statue now in the National Museum of Aleppo.
In his inscriptions, Ikun-Shamash used the Akkadian language, whereas his contemporaries to the south used the Sumerian language. His official title in the inscriptions was "King of Mari" and "ensi-gal", or "supreme Prince" of the deity Enlil.
He is known from a statue with inscription, which he dedicated to god Shamash.
Ikun-Shamash's territory seems to have included southern Babylonia.

## Statue

Ikun-Shamash's votive statue, set by one of his officials, was discovered in the city of Sippar; the inscription reads:
   𒄿𒆪𒀭𒌓 / 𒈗𒈠𒌷𒆠 / 𒑐𒋼𒋛𒃲 / 𒀭𒂗𒆤 /𒅈𒊏𒀭 /𒆪𒅆𒈨𒋤 / 𒊨𒋤 / 𒀭𒌓 / 𒊕𒄸𒁺
   i-ku-utu / lugal ma-ri2$^{ki}$ / ensi2gal / en-lil2 / ar-ra / tush igi{me}-su3 / dul3-su3 / utu / sa12-rig9
   "For Iku(n)shamash, king of Mari, chief executive for Enlil, Arra'il his courtier, dedicated his statue to Shamash"
The statue is located in the British Museum.
* Statue of Iku-Shamash, King of Mari c. 2400 BC (in the rear)
* The inscription on the statue
* Inscription on the statue: "Ikun-Shamash, King of Mari" (𒄿𒆪𒀭𒌓 𒈗 𒈠𒌷𒆠, Ikun-shamash, lugal Mari-ki)
* Statue of Ikun-shamash, British Museum, BM 90828
King Ikun-Shamash of Mari :
| Regnal titles |||
| Preceded by | King of Mari c. 2500 BC | Succeeded byPossibly Iku-Shamagan |

## Citations

* ↑ Spycket, Agnès (1981). Handbuch der Orientalistik (in French). BRILL. p. 87. ISBN 978-90-04-06248-1.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 Spycket, Agnès (1981). Handbuch der Orientalistik (in French). BRILL. p. 86. ISBN 978-90-04-06248-1.
* 1 2 Alfred Haldar (1971). Who Were the Amorites. p. 16.
* ↑ Photograph in: "Mission Archéologique de Mari 4 vols. in 6. Volume I: Le Temple D'Ishtar. Volume II : Le Palais. Part 1: Architecture. Part 2: Peintures Murales. Part 3: Documents et monuments. Volume III: Les Temples D'Ishtarat et de". Meretseger Books. Archived from the original on 2020-04-07. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
* ↑ Spycket, Agnès (1981). Handbuch der Orientalistik (in French). BRILL. p. 88. ISBN 978-90-04-06248-1.
* ↑ Robert Boulanger (1966). The Middle East: Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Iran. p. 497.
* ↑ Jerrold S. Cooper (1986). Presargonic Inscriptions. p. 87. ISBN 9780940490826.
* 1 2 "Inscription of the statue of Ikun-Shamash". cdli.ucla.edu.
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2450 BCE
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2380 BCE
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2370 BCE
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2340 BCE
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2250 BCE
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2200 BCE
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2100 BCE
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911–745 BCE
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745–609 BCE
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626–539 BCE
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539–331 BCE
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Thirty-first Dynasty of Egypt
331–141 BCE
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141–30 BCE
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270–273 CE
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273–395 CE
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Syria
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395–618 CE
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628–641 CE
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