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Reign c. 2500 BC Middle Chronology | ||
Ikun-Shamash was a king (Lugal) of the second Mariote kingdom who reigned c. 2500 BC. According to François Thureau-Dangin, the king reigned at a time earlier than Ur-Nanshe's of Lagash. Ikun-Shamash's territory seems to have included southern Babylonia.
Statue
Ikun-Shamash's votive statue, set by one of his officials, was discovered in the city of Sippar; the inscription reads: "For Iku(n)shamash, king of Mari, chief executive for Enlil, Arra'il hi[s] . . . , dedicated his statue to Shamash".
References
Ikun-Shamash Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA