Ikun-Shamash
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Ikun-Shamash or Iku-Shamash was a King of the second Mariote kingdom. According to François Thureau-Dangin, the king reigned at a time earlier than Ur-Nanshe of Lagash. He is one of three Mari kings known from archaeology, and probably the oldest one.
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Ikun-Shamash or Iku-Shamash was a King of the second Mariote kingdom. According to François Thureau-Dangin, the king reigned at a time earlier than Ur-Nanshe of Lagash. He is one of three Mari kings known from archaeology, and probably the oldest one. Another king was Iku-Shamagan, also known from a statue with inscription, in the National Museum of Damascus. The third king is Ishqi-Mari, also read Išgi-Mari, also known from an inscribed statue now in the National Museum of Aleppo.
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