Ishme-Dagan II or Išme-Dagān II, inscribed ^m''iš-me ''^d''da-gan'' and meaning “(the god) Dagan has heard,” was a rather obscure ruler of

Assyria Assyria (Neo-Assyrian cuneiform: , romanized: ''māt Aššur''; syc, ܐܬܘܪ, ʾāthor) was a major ancient Mesopotamian civilization which existed as a city-state at times controlling regional territories in the indigenous lands of the A ...

, sometime during the first half of the 16th century BC in the midst of a dark age (Edzard's "dunkles Zeitalter"), succeeding his father,

Shamshi-Adad II Shamshi-Adad II or Šamši-Adad II, inscribed m(d)''Šam-ši-''dIM, was an Old Assyrian king who ruled in the mid-second millennium BC, 1585–1580 BC. His reign falls within the "dark age" period of Assyrian history from which written records are ...

, and in turn succeeded by Shamshi-Adad III from whose reign extant contemporary inscriptions resume. According to the Assyrian Kinglist, he reigned sixteen years.

Biography

He belonged to the so-called

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dynasty, founded by the last of seven usurpers who succeeded in the turmoil following the demise of

Shamshi-Adad I Shamshi-Adad ( akk, Šamši-Adad; Amorite: ''Shamshi-Addu''), ruled 1808–1776 BC, was an Amorite warlord and conqueror who had conquered lands across much of Syria, Anatolia, and Upper Mesopotamia.Some of the Mari letters addressed to Shamsi-Ada ...

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dynasty. He is only known from king lists. The relationship with his successor is uncertain as the copies describe Shamshi-Adad III's father as Ishme-Dagan, the brother of Sharma-Adad II, who was in turn the son of

Shu-Ninua Shu-Ninua or ŠÚ- or Kidin-Ninua, inscribed mŠÚ-URU.AB x ḪA,''Khorsabad Kinglist'', tablet IM 60017 (excavation nos.: DS 828, DS 32-54). ii 24, 26, 28 and 35,''SDAS Kinglist'', tablet IM 60484, ii 20, 21, 22 and 27. the 54th king to appear on ...

. This Ishme-Dagan, however, has his filiation clearly given as son of Shamshi-Adad II. This led Yamada to suggest that Shamshi-Adad III's father was a different homonymous individual from a collateral line of descent from Shu-Ninua.

References

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