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Ishme-Dagan
King of Isin
King of Sumer
Inscription of the name "Ishme-Dagan"
Reign fl. c. 1889 BC — c. 1871 BC
Predecessor Iddin-Dagān
Successor Lipit-Ištar
AkkadianIšme-Dagān
House First Dynasty of Isin
Father Iddin-Dagān
Left: Cuneiform clay tablet. Old Babylonian, 1900-1700 BCE.
Right: Sumerian cuneiform "foundation stone". This clay cone was embedded in a wall, and contains the deed of foundation of the city walls of Isin (Tell Bahriyat) by king Ishme-Dagan of Isin (1953-1935 BCE).

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.

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References

  1. ^ "Sumerian Dictionary". oracc.iaas.upenn.edu.
Preceded by King of Isin
fl. c. 1889 BC — c. 1871 BC
Succeeded by