Ishme-Dagan, King of Babylonia

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Name (Hebrew)
אישמע-דגן, מלך בבל
Name (Latin)
Ishme-Dagan, King of Babylonia
Other forms of name
Ischmedagan, King of Babylonia
Išme-Dagan, King of Babylonia
Date of birth
-2000
Date of death
-1935
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 65498543
Wikidata: Q430832
Library of congress: n 86150210
HAI10: 000438264
Sources of Information
  • Witzel, M. Die grosse Ischmedagan-Liturgie, 1930:
  • Langdon, S. Sumerian liturgical texts, 1917:
  • Ludwig, M.-C. Untersuchungen zu den Hymnen des Išme-Dagan von Isin, 1990:
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Wikipedia description:

Ishme-Dagan (Akkadian: 𒀭𒅖𒈨𒀭𒁕𒃶, Diš-me-Dda-gan, Išme-Dagān; c. 1953-1935 BC (MC) was the 4th king of the First Dynasty of Isin, according to the "Sumerian King List" (SKL). Also according to the SKL: he was both the son and successor of Iddin-Dagān. Lipit-Ištar then succeeded Išme-Dagān. Išme-Dagān was one of the kings to restore the Ekur.

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