Shu-turul (Shu-durul, , ''shu-tur2-ul3'')
was the last king of the
Akkadian Empire, ruling for 15 years according to the
Sumerian king list
The ''Sumerian King List'' (abbreviated ''SKL'') or ''Chronicle of the One Monarchy'' is an ancient literary composition written in Sumerian that was likely created and redacted to legitimize the claims to power of various city-states and king ...
. It indicates that he succeeded his father
Dudu. A few artifacts, seal impressions etc. attest that he held sway over a greatly reduced Akkadian territory that included
Kish,
Tutub, and
Eshnunna. The
Diyala river
The Diyala River (Arabic: ; ku, Sîrwan; Farsi: , ) is a river and tributary of the Tigris. It is formed by the confluence of Sirwan river and Tanjaro river in Darbandikhan Dam in the Sulaymaniyah Governorate of Northern Iraq. It covers a total ...
also bore the name "Shu-durul" at the time.
Sumerian King List
The king list asserts that Akkad was then conquered, and the hegemony returned to
Uruk following his reign. It further lists six names of an Uruk dynasty; however none of these six rulers has been confirmed through archaeology. The actual situation of Akkad's collapse, from all evidence outside the king list, is that it was brought about directly by the
Gutians, who had established their capital at
Adab, though several of the southern city-states such as Uruk,
Ur and
Lagash also declared independence around this time.
Inscriptions
A few inscriptions in his name are known. One reads:
A votive mace
is also known with an inscription mentioning Shu-turul and the dedication of a temple to
Nergal
Nergal ( Sumerian: d''KIŠ.UNU'' or ; ; Aramaic: ܢܸܪܓܲܠ; la, Nirgal) was a Mesopotamian god worshiped through all periods of Mesopotamian history, from Early Dynastic to Neo-Babylonian times, with a few attestations under indicating hi ...
:
Votive hammer of Shu-turul.jpg, Transcription of the inscription on the flange of the votive hammer of Shu-turul.
External links
Known inscriptions of Shu-turul
Sources
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22nd-century BC kings of Akkad
Akkadian people
Sumerian rulers