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Saʿumu (died 2400 BC) was a king ( Lugal) of the second Mariote kingdom who reigned c. 2416–2400 BC. Some scholars, such as Joseph Pagan, interpreted the king's name as derived from the root "ś-y-m", a cognate of the Akkadian word "šâmu-m", meaning "to buy". In a letter written by the later Mariote king Enna-Dagan, Saʿumu is attested launching a major attack on the
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ites. The king's campaigns recorded in the letter were concentrated in the middle
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valley east of Emar, where he defeated the cities of Tibalat and Ilwani, leaving ruins in the mountainous area of Angai. Saʿumu continued his war defeating the cities of Ra'ak, Nirum, Ashaldu and Badul, leaving ruins in the borders of
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's region.


See also

* Eblaite-Mariote war


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25th-century BC monarchs Kings of Mari {{MEast-royal-stub 3rd-millennium BC births 3rd-millennium BC deaths