page_title: Puzur-Ishtar
hierarchical_section_title: Puzur-Ishtar
caption_attribution_description: English: Mari-ki Shakkanakku Puzur-Ishtar inscription
context_page_description: Puzur-Ishtar was a ruler of the city of Mari, northern Mesopotamia, after the fall of the Akkadian Empire. He was contemporary of the Third Dynasty of Ur, and probably their vassal.
  He had several sons, who succeeded him, Hitlal-Erra and Hanun-Dagan.
context_section_description: Puzur-Ishtar (𒆃𒊭𒁹𒁯, Puzur4-Eš4-tár, c. 2050–2025 BCE) was a ruler of the city of Mari, northern Mesopotamia, after the fall of the Akkadian Empire. He was contemporary of the Third Dynasty of Ur, and probably their vassal.
  He had several sons, who succeeded him, Hitlal-Erra and Hanun-Dagan.
caption: "Mari, Governor Puzur-Ishtar"
  𒈠𒌷𒆠 𒆃𒊭𒁹𒁯 𒄊𒀴
  Mari-ki Puzur-Ishtar Shakkanakku
  (Puzur-Ishtar statue inscription)
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