Ilshu-rabi, also Ilšu-rabi ( ''Il-shu-rabi'') was a ruler of

Pashime Pashime, also Bashime ( ''ba-si-meKI''), was an ancient region of southern Mesopotamia. It has recently been identified with Tell Abu Sheeja, Iraq, about 7 km from Iraq's border with Iran. Pashime corresponded to an area of interaction between Mes ...

around 2250 BCE. He was a vassal of the

Akkadian Empire The Akkadian Empire () was the first ancient empire of Mesopotamia after the long-lived civilization of Sumer. It was centered in the city of Akkad () and its surrounding region. The empire united Akkadian and Sumerian speakers under one ...

ruler

Manishtushu Manishtushu (, ''Ma-an-ish-tu-su'') was the third king of the Akkadian Empire, reigning from c. 2270 BC until his assassination in 2255 BC (Middle Chronology). He was the son of Sargon the Great, the founder of the Akkadian Empire, and he was su ...

. While Ilshu-rabi was in charge of Pashime, another Governor of Manistushu named

Eshpum Eshpum ( ''esh18-pum'', formerly read Geba) was Akkadian Governor of Elam around 2269–2255 BCE. He was a vassal of the Akkadian Empire ruler Manishtushu. While Eshpum was in charge of Elam, another Governor of Manistushu named Ilshu-rabi was in ...

was in charge of Elam, in the city of Susa.

Stele of Ilshu-rabi

A relief of Ilshu-rabi is known, which was discovered in Tell Abu Sheeja, ancient

. The inscription on the stele reads: File:Inscription on the Stele of Ilshu-rabi.jpg, Inscription on the Stele of Ilshu-rabi File:Ilshu-rabi (name).jpg, The name "Ilshu-rabi" on his stele. File:Bashime-ki.jpg, The name of Pashime ( ''ba-si-me^KI'') on the stele of Ilšu-rabi

Manishtushu Obelisk

The name of Ilšu-rabi as Governor of Pashime also appears in the

Manishtushu Obelisk The Manishtushu Obelisk is a diorite, four-sided stele. The stele is obelisk-shaped, as well as it narrows upward to its (damaged) top, in a pyramidal-form. The obelisk was erected by Manishtushu, son of Sargon the Great, of the Akkadian Empire, ...

inscription, in several mentions of his son Ipulum, who is said to be: File:Manishtushu Obelisk with inscription Son of Ilshu-rabi, Governor of Pashime.jpg, "Ilšu-rabi, Governor of Pashime" appears in the

File:Son of Ilshu-rabi the Governor.jpg, "Son of Ilshu-rabi the Governor / of Pashime" on the

(Columns 22 and 23, surface c). File:Son of Ilshu-rabi, Governor of Pashime.jpg, "Son of Ilshu-rabi, Governor of Pashime" on the

(Column 15, surface d).

References

{{Early Rulers of Mesopotamia Elamite people Elamite kings 23rd-century BC rulers