page_title: Iku-Shamagan
hierarchical_section_title: Iku-Shamagan
caption_attribution_description: English: Near East non political
context_page_description: Iku-Shamagan was a King of the second Mariote kingdom who reigned c. 2500 BCE. He is one of three Mari kings known from archaeology, Ikun-Shamash probably being the oldest one. Another king was Lamgi-Mari, also known from an inscribed statue.
  In their inscriptions, these Mari kings used the Akkadian language, whereas their contemporaries to the south used the Sumerian language.
context_section_description: Iku-Shamagan (𒄿𒆪𒀭𒊭𒈠𒃶, i-ku-sha-ma-gan) was a King of the second Mariote kingdom who reigned c. 2500 BCE. He is one of three Mari kings known from archaeology, Ikun-Shamash probably being the oldest one. Another king was Lamgi-Mari, also known from an inscribed statue. 
  In their inscriptions, these Mari kings used the Akkadian language, whereas their contemporaries to the south used the Sumerian language.
caption: Location of Mari, where Ikun-Shamash ruled.
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