Ikunum
Issi'ak Assur
King of Assur
Reignc. 1934–1921 BC[1]
PredecessorErishum I
SuccessorSargon I
IssueSargon I
FatherIlu-shuma

Ikunum (Akkadian: 𒄿𒆪𒉡𒌝, romanized: I-ku-nu-um) was a king of Assyria c. 1934–1921 BC and the son of Ilushuma. He built a temple for the god Ninkigal.[2] He strengthened the fortifications of the city of Assur and maintained commercial colonies in Asia Minor.[3] The following is a list of the sixteen annually-elected limmu officials from the year of accession of Ikunum until the year of his death.[4]

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. ^ Rogers, Robert (2003). A History of Babylonia and Assyria. Lost Arts Media. ISBN 978-1-59016-317-7.
  3. ^ Bertman, Stephen (2005). Handbook to Life in Ancient Mesopotamia. New York: Oxford UP. p. 88.
  4. ^ Cahit Günbattı, An Eponym List (KEL G) from Kültepe Altoriental. Forsch. 35 (2008) 1, 103-132.

References

Preceded byErishum I Išši’ak Aššur 1934–1921 BC Succeeded bySargon I
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