Iddin-Dagan

Iddin-Dagan
𒀭𒄿𒁷𒀭𒁕𒃶
King of Isin
Reign21 regnal years
1975-1954 BC (MC)
1910-1890 BC (SC)
PredecessorShu-Ilishu
SuccessorIshme-Dagan
AkkadianIddin-Dagān
HouseDynasty of Isin
FatherShu-Ilishu

Iddin-Dagan (Akkadian: 𒀭𒄿𒁷𒀭𒁕𒃶, Di-din-Dda-gan), fl. c. 1910 BC — c. 1890 BC by the short chronology or c. 1975 BC — c. 1954 BC by the middle chronology) was the 3rd king of the dynasty of Isin. Iddin-Dagan was preceded by his father Shu-Ilishu. Išme-Dagān[1] then succeeded Iddin-Dagan. Iddin-Dagan reigned for 21 years (according to the Sumerian King List.)[i 1] He is best known for his participation in the sacred marriage rite and the sexually-explicit hymn that described it.[2]

  1. ^ Not to be confused with Išme-Dagān I or Išme-Dagān II of the Old Assyrian Empire
  2. ^ D. O. Edzard (1999). Erich Ebeling; Bruno Meissner (eds.). Reallexikon der Assyriologie und Vorderasiatischen Archäologie: Ia - Kizzuwatna. Vol. 5. Walter De Gruyter Inc. pp. 30–31.


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