Ili-Ishar
Ili-Ishar, also Ilum-Ishar (๐ญ๐ฟ๐ฌ, Il3-Ishar), was a ruler of the city of Mari, northern Mesopotamia, after the fall of the Akkadian Empire c. 2084-2072 BCE. His father was Apil-Kin (๐๐๐ ๐ ), and his brother was Tura-Dagan, who succeeded him.
| Ili-Ishar | |
|---|---|
| Military governor of Mari | |
Brick with inscription of "Ili-Ishar, Shakkanakku of Mari", commemorating a canal-building project. | |
| Reign | c.2100 BCE |
| Predecessor | Iddi-ilum |
| Successor | Tura-Dagan (brother) |
| Dynasty | Shakkanakku dynasty |
He held the title of Shakkanakku (military governor), which was borne by all the princes of a dynasty who reigned at Mari in the late third millennium and early second millennium BC. These kings were the descendants of the military governors appointed by the kings of Akkad. He was contemporary of the Third Dynasty of Ur, and probably their vassal.
Several brick inscriptions in the name of Ili-Ishar have been found in Mari, describing the building of a canal:
"Ilum-iลกar, ลกakkanakku of Mari, made the แธชubur go down to Bฤb-Mฤr"
โโMari inscriptions of Ili-Ishar.
On some of his inscriptions, Ili-Ishar uses the title dannum' ("the Great") in front of his function Shakkanakku ("Military Governor"), a practice which is first attested at Mari from the inscriptions of Apil-Kin, and was initially introduced by Naram-Sin of the Akkadian Empire.
- Inscription "Ili-Ishar Shakkanakku Mari-ki" (๐ญ๐ฟ๐ฌ ๐๐ด ๐ ๐ท๐ , "Ili-Ishar, Military Governor of Mari") on the brick
- Inscriptions of Ilum-Ishar, excavated in Mari