Ikunum
| Ikunum 𒄿𒆪𒉡𒌝 | |
|---|---|
| King of Assyria | |
| Reign | c. 1935 – c. 1921 BC[1] |
| Predecessor | Erishum I |
| Successor | Sargon I |
| Issue | Sargon I Ashur-imitti |
| Father | Erishum I |
Ikunum (Akkadian: 𒄿𒆪𒉡𒌝, romanized: I-ku-nu-um) was a king of Assyria c. 1935–1921 BC.
Reign
He was the son and successor of Erishum I and the father of Sargon I.[2] He built a temple for the god Ninkigal.[3] He strengthened the fortifications of the city of Assur and maintained commercial colonies in Anatolia.[4]
The following is a list of the 14 annually-elected limmu officials from the year of accession of Ikunum until the year of his death.[5]
- 1934 BC: Buzi son of Adad-rabi
- 1933 BC: Šuli son of Šalmah
- 1932 BC: Iddin-Suen son of Šalmah
- 1931 BC: Ikunum son of Šudaya
- 1930 BC: Dan-Wer son of Ahu-ahi
- 1929 BC: Šu-Anum from Nerabtim
- 1928 BC: Il-massu son of Aššur-ṭab
- 1927 BC: Šu-Hubur son of Šuli
- 1926 BC: Idua son of Ṣulili
- 1925 BC: Laqip son of Puzur-Laba
- 1924 BC: Šu-Anum the hapirum
- 1923 BC: Uku son of Bila
- 1922 BC: Aššur-malik son of Panaka
- 1921 BC: Dan-Aššur son of Puzur-Wer
Ikunum was succeeded by his son, Sargon I. He had at least one more son, Ashur-imitti, mentioned in one of his inscriptions.[2]
Notes
- ^ Chen, Fei (2020). "Appendix I: A List of Assyrian Kings". Study on the Synchronistic King List from Ashur. Leiden: BRILL. ISBN 978-9004430914.
- ^ a b Grayson, A. Kirk (1968). Assyrian Royal Inscriptions: From the beginning to Ashur-resha-ishi I. Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz. pp. 41–46. ISBN 9783447013826. OCLC 584578.
- ^ Rogers, Robert (2003). A History of Babylonia and Assyria. Lost Arts Media. ISBN 978-1-59016-317-7.
- ^ Bertman, Stephen (2005). Handbook to Life in Ancient Mesopotamia. New York: Oxford UP. p. 88.
- ^ Cahit Günbattı, An Eponym List (KEL G) from Kültepe Altoriental. Forsch. 35 (2008) 1, 103-132.
References
- Bertman, Stephen (2005). Handbook to Life in Ancient Mesopotamia. New York: Oxford UP.