Ishme-Dagan | |
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King of Isin King of Sumer | |
Reign | fl. c. 1889 BC — c. 1871 BC |
Predecessor | Iddin-Dagān |
Successor | Lipit-Ištar |
Akkadian | Išme-Dagān |
House | First Dynasty of Isin |
Father | Iddin-Dagān |
Ishme-Dagan ( Akkadian: 𒀭𒅖𒈨𒀭𒁕𒃶, Diš-me- Dda-gan, Išme-Dagān; [1] fl. c. 1889 BC — c. 1871 BC by the short chronology of the ancient near east) was the 4th king of the First Dynasty of Isin, according to the " Sumerian King List" (SKL). Also according to the SKL: he was both the son and successor of Iddin-Dagān. Lipit-Ištar then succeeded Išme-Dagān. Išme-Dagān was one of the kings to restore the Ekur.