Ishtup-Ishar (Ištup-Išar) was a king (
Lugal
Lugal ( Sumerian: ) is the Sumerian term for "king, ruler". Literally, the term means "big man." In Sumerian, ''lu'' "𒇽" is "man" and ''gal'' " 𒃲" is "great," or "big."
It was one of several Sumerian titles that a ruler of a city-state coul ...
) of the second
Mariote kingdom who reigned c. 2400 BC.
The king's name was traditionally read as Išhtup-šar, with šar being a common divine element in personal names attested in the region. However, the king's name is read as Ishtup-Ishar by
Alfonso Archi, Ishar being an important justice deity worshiped in Mari and
Ebla
Ebla ( Sumerian: ''eb₂-la'', ar, إبلا, modern: , Tell Mardikh) was one of the earliest kingdoms in Syria. Its remains constitute a tell located about southwest of Aleppo near the village of Mardikh. Ebla was an important center t ...
.
In a letter written by the later Mariote king
Enna-Dagan, Ishar is attested conquering and destroying the Eblaite cities of
Lalanium and
Emar
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See also
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Eblaite-Mariote war
Citations
24th-century BC rulers
Kings of Mari
24th-century BC people
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