Ishme-Dagan II
| Ishme-Dagan II | |
|---|---|
| Issi'ak Assur | |
| King of Assur | |
| Reign | c.1579–1564 BC[1] |
| Predecessor | Shamshi-Adad II |
| Successor | Shamshi-Adad III |
| Issue | Shamshi-Adad III |
| Father | Shamshi-Adad II |
Ishme-Dagan IIorIšme-Dagān II,inscribedmiš-medda-ganand meaning “(the god)Daganhas heard,” was a rather obscure ruler ofAssyria,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,and in turn succeeded byShamshi-Adad IIIfrom whose reign extant contemporary inscriptions resume. According to theAssyrian Kinglist,he reigned sixteen years.
Biography[edit]
He belonged to the so-calledAdasidynasty, founded by the last of seven usurpers who succeeded in the turmoil following the demise ofShamshi-Adad I’sAmoritedynasty. He is only known from king lists.[2]The relationship with his successor is uncertain as the copies describe Shamshi-Adad III's father as Ishme-Dagan, the brother ofSharma-Adad II,who was in turn the son ofShu-Ninua.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.[3]
References[edit]
- ^McIntosh, Jane R. (2005).Ancient Mesopotamia: New Perspectives.Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. p. 355.ISBN1-57607-965-1.
- ^D. O. Edzard (1999). "Išmê-Dagān II".Reallexikon der Assyriologie und Vorderasiatischen Archäologie, Volume 5.Walter de Gruyter. p. 196.
- ^Heather D. Baker (2008). "Šamši-Adad III".Reallexikon der Assyriologie: Prinz, Prinzessin - Samug, Bd. 11.Walter De Gruyter. p. 636.