Ikunum

Ikunum
𒄿𒆪𒉡𒌝
King of Assyria
Reignc. 1935 – c. 1921 BC
PredecessorErishum I
SuccessorSargon I
Diedc. 1921 BC
IssueSargon I
Ashur-imitti
FatherErishum I

Ikunum (Akkadian: 𒄿𒆪𒉡𒌝, romanized: I-ku-nu-um; died c. 1921 BC) 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. He built a temple for the god Ninkigal. He strengthened the fortifications of the city of Assur and maintained commercial colonies in Anatolia.

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.

Ikunum was succeeded by his son, Sargon I. He had at least one more son, Ashur-imitti, mentioned in one of his inscriptions.

Notes

  1. ↑ Chen, Fei (2020). "Appendix I: A List of Assyrian Kings". Study on the Synchronistic King List from Ashur. Leiden: BRILL. ISBN 978-9004430914.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. ↑ Rogers, Robert (2003). A History of Babylonia and Assyria. Lost Arts Media. ISBN 978-1-59016-317-7.
  4. ↑ Bertman, Stephen (2005). Handbook to Life in Ancient Mesopotamia. New York: Oxford UP. p. 88.
  5. ↑ Cahit Günbattı, An Eponym List (KEL G) from Kültepe Altoriental. Forsch. 35 (2008) 1, 103-132.

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